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AUSTIN, Texas, June 18, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on Thursday banning all abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest, that will take effect whenever the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
The Human Life Protection Act relies on the decision of the Supreme Court, which is scheduled to hear a case that could potentially overturn Roe v. Wade, the law allowing the murder of children through abortion in the United States.
“HB 1280 is a trigger law meant to ban abortion in Texas if Roe v. Wade is overturned, but that is a hypothetical situation,” said Diana Gomez, advocacy manager for Progress Texas.
“Roe v. Wade is still the law of the land and abortion is legal in Texas,” she continued. “What is not hypothetical are the thousands of lives lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the millions of Texans who are uninsured. Instead of passing legislation meant to address hypotheticals, lawmakers should focus on reality.”
If the Supreme Court overturns this ruling, states will be able to institute
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