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State Senate passes all Pro-Life bills; Pro-Life Texans urge the House to follow

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017

By Texas Right to Life Austin, Texas—July 26, 2017: The Texas Senate continued to move quickly in the special session. In the last three days, the Senate passed all five Pro-Life bills on the special session call. The Senate first passed Senate Bill 10. The legislation, authored by Senator Donna Campbell (R- New Braunfels), strengthens …

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Minnesota Gov. Dayton vetoes mainstream pro-life bills to ban taxpayer funded abortion, license abortion facilities

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017

By Bill Poehler ST. PAUL — On Wednesday Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed mainstream pro-life measures that would affirm licensing and funding standards approved by the Minnesota Legislature. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL), the state’s oldest and largest pro-life organization, objected to the governor’s actions. “Once again Gov. Dayton has bowed to a handful of …

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Louisiana Governor Edwards Signs Two Pro-Life Bills, including the Woman’s Enhanced Reflection Act

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016

On Thursday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards was joined by state Representative Katrina Jackson (D-Monroe) and state Representative Frank Hoffman (R- West Monroe) for the signing of two important pro-life bills, HB 386 and HB 488, in Louisiana Right to Life’s 2016 Legislative Package. The Bioethics Defense Fund provided legal consultation on both pieces of …

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Two Pro-Life Bills Head to Louisiana Governor Edwards

May 4, 2016May 4, 2016

Yesterday, two key pro-life bills in Louisiana Right to Life’s 2016 Legislative Package overwhelmingly passed the Louisiana Senate. HB 386, the Women’s Enhanced Reflection Act, and HB 618, the Compassionate Burial Options Act, will soon head to Gov. John Bel Edwards’ desk for his signature. * HB 386, authored by Rep. Frank Hoffmann (R-West Monroe), …

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Kansas Senate: corrected final tally for 2 pro-life bills

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016

By Kathy Ostrowski It very rarely happens, but the vote count on 2 pro-life bills was misrecorded by the official Kansas legislative website and has now been corrected. An even higher pro-life vote resulted with the correction. The Senate vote for SB 437, Simon’s Law, appears to be the highest in many years for a …

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Two Pro-Life bills pass Arkansas House of Representatives

February 4, 2013February 4, 2013

By Dave Andrusko It was a good, a very good afternoon for pro-lifers in Arkansas’s House of Representatives. Both of the bills passed built on successes in other states. By an overwhelming 75-20 margin, the House passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Law, which is already on the books in seven states. Under the proposed …

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