Headline: Texas Gov. Abbott Still Refuses To Add Rape And Incest Exemptions To Abortion Law[Forbes, 9/26/21]
2021: Abbott Signed A Bill Which Banned All Abortions After Six Weeks And Empowered Private Citizens To Sue Abortion Providers. According to The Texas Tribune, “Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Wednesday a measure that would prohibit in Texas abortions as early as six weeks — before some women know they are pregnant — and open the door for almost any private citizen to sue abortion providers and others […] Instead of having the government enforce the law, the bill turns the reins over to private citizens — who are newly empowered to sue abortion providers or anyone who helps someone get an abortion after a fetal ‘heartbeat’ has been detected. The person would not have to be connected to someone who had an abortion or to a provider to sue.” [Texas Tribune, 5/19/21]
Greg Abbott Called On SCOTUS To Release The Final Decisions: “Show That The U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Be Intimidated By This Attempt To Hijack The Decision.” [Spectrum News Austin 5/5/22]
Greg Abbott On His Past Election Being A Referendum On Abortion: “Wendy Davis Was Hailed As The Abortion Savior, But She Lost To Me…the Same Fate Will Meet With Beto.” And that's exactly what that draft of that opinion said. We think that is the likely outcome here. And the fact of the matter is, listen, Texas is a pro-life state. I know your show is on in other states. But for those unfamiliar with Texas, my first election for governor was a referendum on the issue of abortion. Many people outside Texas will remember Wendy Davis, who filibustered an abortion bill in Texas to try to prevent restrictions on abortion. She was hailed as the abortion savior, but she lost to me by twenty percentage points. The same fate will meet with Beto on the campaign trail. He’s even worse on the abortion issue than Wendy Davis was. And so, I think this is going to be a monumental decision that will come out, if it does come out, that will be transformative for this issue. But, you know, the key issue, though, is whether or not the opinion actually will come out. We have to wait and see.[Greg Abbott on the Joe Pags ShowSan Antonio, Texas 05/03/22]
Greg Abbott Pushed Supreme Court To Get Decision Out Quickly: “The Supreme Court To Show That They Are Not Going To Be Pressured Or Bullied By This, I Strongly Urge The Supreme Court To Get That Decision Out This Week.” With regard to the abortion issue. Listen, a couple things about it. First, let’s be clear about something. And that is what what what has happened so far is what I consider to be a hijacking of a United States Supreme Court decision where someone within that court is trying to trying to interfere with the court process and impose undue pressure on the court to arrive at a result that appears to be different than what was in that opinion that was leaked that apparently came from Justice Alito. I'm not sure that's criminal. It's wrong. No doubt about. And it is unprecedented. No doubt about it. And the court's right to get to the bottom of it. Second thing along those lines, for the Supreme Court to show that they are not going to be pressured or bullied by this, I strongly urge the Supreme Court to get that decision out this week. Don't wait around and don't allow the bullying to occur on the streets and whether it be in front of the Supreme Court or around the United States, get the decision out. Now, the public has seen it, get it out. If they don't have the votes for it, get it, get something out. But from a broader perspective, listen, if the decision that comes out is the Alito decision, that dovetails with where the state of Texas has been ever since I've been governor, and that is we are pro-life state and we will continue to be a pro-life state governor. [Greg Abbott Press Conference/Roundtable, Economic Development, Texas 05/06/22]
Abbott Was Deemed The Most Pro-Life Justice On The Texas Supreme Court During His Judicial Tenure. According to the Austin American-Statesman via Nexis, “Joseph Graham, a professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, said the anti-abortion-rights community was upset by the initial rulings from the court. But he noted that the rulings rejected efforts to bypass notification of parents. He also called Abbott ‘the most pro-life justice on the court.’” [Austin American-Statesman via Nexis, 10/16/00]
Vice President Kamala Harris Said That Abbott’s Abortion Ban Was “Immoral,” Urged Texans To Vote To Safeguard Reproductive Rights In November, And Blamed Abbott For The “Most Radical, Most Anti-Women Laws In The Country.” According to the Texas Tribune, “Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday called Texas’ abortion ban ‘immoral’ and urged Texans to protect reproductive rights when considering their choices in the upcoming November elections. […] ‘It’s going to matter who your county prosecutor is if you live in a place where there’s a state law that has criminalized doctors and nurses and health care providers,’ Harris said. […] ‘The United States Supreme Court just took a constitutional right that had been recognized from the people of America, from the women of America,’ Harris said. ‘While extremists — so-called leaders — trumpet the rhetoric of freedom, they attack the very foundations of freedom.’ She blamed Texas’ elected GOP leaders for removing women’s freedoms, calling them ‘the ones passing laws making it difficult for people in the states to vote.’ Harris added: ‘One of those people is the governor of this very state.’ Even before the Dobbs decision, she said, Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders passed some of the ‘most radical, most anti-women laws in the country.’” [Texas Tribune, 10/8/22]
Jezebel: “There’s Only One Way To Protect Survivors From Being Forced To Carry Their Rapists’ Babies, And Mace, Abbott, And Greene All Oppose It: Keeping Abortion Legal And Accessible For Everyone.”
According to Jezebel, “In reality, nearly all trigger laws that have gone into effect lack rape exceptions. Her sentiments are about as wrongheaded and unhelpful as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) once claiming he would ‘eliminate rape’ when confronted about how Texas’ ban lacks a rape exception. On paper, Mace may take a different stance from Abbott and Greene, who’s called Mace ‘trash’ and ‘pro-abort,’ on rape exceptions. But in reality, their stances aren’t really so different from each other. There’s only one way to protect survivors from being forced to carry their rapists’ babies, and Mace, Abbott, and Greene all oppose it: keeping abortion legal and accessible for everyone.” [Jezebel, 8/8/22]
Abbott Signed Law Narrowing Window For Medication Abortion From 10 Weeks To Just Seven Weeks Post-Conception. According to the Texas Tribune, “Just weeks after a near-total ban on abortion went into effect in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott ceremonially signed a separate bill into law on Friday that will restrict Texans’ access to abortion-inducing medication. The new law — which would narrow the window in which physicians are allowed to give abortion-inducing medication to patients from 10 weeks to seven weeks into a pregnancy — represents a doubling down by state elected officials on abortion policies that are now among the strictest in the country.” [Texas Tribune, 9/24/21]
The Law Also Included Provisions Banning The Mailing Of Abortion Pills. According to the Texas Tribune, “The new law will also prohibit mailing abortion-inducing drugs. In April, the Biden administration temporarily allowed the medication to be mailed when in-person visits were not always possible due to the pandemic.” [Texas Tribune, 9/24/21]
2004: As Texas Attorney General, Abbott Ruled That The Texas Department Of Health Could Not Regulate Minimum Standards For Abortions Unless The Physicians Perform Over 50 Abortions In A 12-Month Period. According to the Associated Press via Nexis, “The Texas Department of Health cannot regulate minimum standards for abortions performed in doctors' offices unless the doctors perform more than 50 in a 12-month period, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has determined. In a ruling Wednesday, Abbott said other agencies provide oversight for facilities such as doctors' offices that are exempt from health department scrutiny.” [Associated Press via Nexis, 7/8/04]
Health Care Providers That Performed Less Than 50 Abortions Annually Were Exempt From Being Specifically Licensed As Abortion Providers And Exempt From Certain Oversight Organizations.
According to the Associated Press via Nexis, “Offices that provide fewer than 50 abortions are among the facilities that are not required to be specifically licensed as abortion providers and are overseen by other organizations, such as the Board of Medical Examiners. That's the reason they were left out of the health department rules. Abbott said the law does not generally authorize the department to regulate exempt facilities.” [Associated Press via Nexis, 7/8/04]
2005: As Texas Attorney General, Abbott Ruled That State Agencies And Doctors Were Not Required To Report Substance Use By Pregnant Mothers. According to the San Antonio Express-News via Nexis, “State agencies and doctors are not required to report the use of illegal drugs by pregnant mothers, the office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said in an opinion Thursday. The opinion was sought by Rep. Ray Allen, R-Grand Prairie, who sponsored a bill designed to protect unborn children against third parties, such as drunken drivers and abusive spouses. Allen asked Abbot in July to clarify the law after a West Texas district attorney sent letters to physicians telling them to report any ‘abuse of children by voluntary injection of harmful narcotics by expectant mothers.’” [San Antonio Express-News via Nexis, 1/7/05]
Texas Right To Life Praised Abbott’s Ruling, Arguing That Requiring Reports Of Substance Use Could Have Spurred More Abortions.
According to the San Antonio Express-News via Nexis, “Texas Right to Life, the largest group in the state that opposes abortions, said they are happy with Abbott's ruling because they feared King's interpretation would spur more abortions. ‘A women who is abusing drugs is already in a vulnerable position,’ said Stacey Emick, the group's spokeswoman. ‘She already has some trouble. And telling her, 'By the way, you might be charged with criminal penalties,' would make it likely that she could abort the child.’” [San Antonio Express-News via Nexis, 1/7/05]
2007: As Texas Attorney General, Abbott Issued A Legal Opinion That Contended That Physicians Who Illegally Performed Late-Term Abortions Or Without A Minor’s Parental Consent Were Not Subject To The Death Penalty. According to the Dallas Mornings News via Nexis, “Doctors who illegally perform abortions either in the third trimester or on a minor without her parent's permission aren't subject to the death penalty, Attorney General Greg Abbott said in a legal opinion issued Wednesday. [...] Mr. Abbott said offenses under the law should be interpreted as violations of the medical occupations code, which carry the maximum penalty of a third-degree felony - up to 10 years and a $10,000 fine. The attorney general said the law doesn't intend for abortion violations to be punished under the state penal code, which permits the death penalty. But the attorney general's opinion is nonbinding and doesn't preclude a prosecutor from filing capital charges and seeing if the courts uphold a conviction.” [Dallas Mornings News via Nexis, 1/25/07]
2009: As Texas Attorney General, Abbott Pledged To “Aggressively Defend” The Constitutionality Of A Bill Requiring Women To Undergo An Ultrasound Before Getting An Abortion. According to the Austin American-Statesman via Nexis, “A bill requiring women seeking an abortion to first get an ultrasound got a big push Tuesday from three top Texas Republicans - but GOP House Speaker Joe Straus didn't take a stand. Gov. Rick Perry touted the proposal at an anti-abortion rally at the Capitol. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst - who had just spoken at a news conference featuring a live ultrasound - also spoke at the rally. So did Attorney General Greg Abbott, who said that if the bill becomes law and is challenged, he would ‘aggressively defend’ its constitutionality. All three are expected to run for office in 2010.” [Austin American-Statesman via Nexis, 2/25/09]
2011: As Texas Attorney General, Abbott Appealed A Federal Ruling That Struck Down Provisions Of An Abortion Law That Mandated Women To Receive A Fetal Sonogram And Hear Results At Least 24 Hours Before Undergoing An Abortion. According to the Austin American-Statesman via Nexis, “A federal judge on Tuesday struck down key sections of a new law that requires women to receive a fetal sonogram and hear about its results at least 24 hours before an abortion. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks issued a preliminary injunction after finding that portions of the sonogram law, set to take effect Thursday, were unconstitutionally vague and violated the First Amendment by improperly requiring doctors and patients to engage in government-mandated speech. [...] Attorney General Greg Abbott quickly filed notice that he intends to appeal the ruling.” [Austin American-Statesman via Nexis, 8/31/11]
2012: After The Fifth Circuit Court Did Not Find The Sonogram Law Unconstitutional, Abbott Emphasized That The Sonogram Law Fell Within The “State’s Authority To Regulate Abortions And Require Informed Consent.”
According to the Dallas Morning News via Nexis, “Texas' law requiring women seeking abortions to undergo a sonogram and be presented with the image and a fetal heartbeat doesn't violate constitutional protections and can take effect soon, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a ban on the law that had been imposed in August by U.S. District Court Judge Sam Sparks. Other issues and a formal ruling on the case are still pending before Sparks. [...] Abbott Attorney General Greg Abbott, whose office defended the law, said the ‘decision recognizes that the Texas sonogram law falls well within the state's authority to regulate abortions and require informed consent.’” [Dallas Morning News via Nexis, 1/11/12]
2013: Abbott Said He Saw “Vindication” After A Circuit Court Ruling Reinstated Most Of Texas’ New Abortion Restrictions, Including A Provision Requiring Doctors To Have Admitting Privileges At Local Hospitals. According to the Associated Press via Nexis, “Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says he sees `vindication' in an appeals court ruling reinstating most of the state's new abortion restrictions. That's after a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday evening that the restrictions may be reinstated, at least temporarily. The ruling comes in the state's appeal of a lower-court ruling that had struck down most of the restrictions recently approved by the Legislature. The panel says the law requiring doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital can take effect while a lawsuit moves forward. The restrictions could take effect Friday. In Abbott's words, ‘This unanimous decision is a vindication of the careful deliberation by the Texas Legislature to craft a law to protect the health and safety of Texas women.’” [Associated Press via Nexis, 11/1/13]
2013: The U.S. Supreme Court Allowed The Admitting Privileges Requirement To Stand; Abbott’s Spokeswoman Said The Regulations Were “Common Sense And Perfectly Constitutional.”
According to the San Antonio Express-News via Nexis, “A divided U.S. Supreme Court allowed a key Texas abortion restriction to stand Tuesday, despite arguments that it's denying women their right to the procedure because so many clinics are stopping or curtailing services. The 5-4 decision, by refusing to reinstate an injunction against the restriction, preserves at least for now a new state law's requirement for doctors who perform abortions to have hospital admitting privileges within 30 miles of the abortion clinic. [...] Attorney General Greg Abbott's spokeswoman Lauren Bean called the regulations ‘common sense and perfectly constitutional’ requirements that protect the health and safety of Texas women.” [San Antonio Express-News via Nexis, 11/20/13]
2014: After The U.S. Supreme Court Allowed Over A Dozen Texas Abortion Clinics To Reopen, Attorney General Abbott Argued That Over 83% Of Texas Residents Lived Within 150 Miles Of Abortion Clinics, So Other Women Who Lived In El Paso Could Simply Go To New Mexico For Abortion Services. According to The New York Times via Nexis, “The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed more than a dozen Texas abortion clinics to reopen, blocking a state law that had imposed strict requirements on abortion providers. Had the law been allowed to stand, it would have caused all but eight of the state's abortion clinics to close and would have required many women to travel more than 150 miles to the nearest abortion provider. [...] In response, Greg Abbott, Texas' attorney general and the Republican candidate for governor, told the justices that ‘it is undisputed that the vast majority of Texas residents (more than 83 percent) still live within a comfortable driving distance (150 miles)’ of an abortion clinic in compliance with the law. Others live in parts of the state, he said, that did not have nearby clinics in the first place. Those in the El Paso area, Mr. Abbott continued, could obtain abortions across the state line in New Mexico.” [New York Times via Nexis, 10/15/14]
2019: Abbott Signed Into Law A Bill That Penalized Abortion Doctors Who Fail To Treat An Infant That Were To Survive An Abortion. According to the Dallas Morning News, “Gov. Greg Abbott has approved a bill that would penalize a physician who fails to treat an infant born alive after an abortion. Without fanfare, Abbott signed House Bill 16 into law on Friday. It takes effect on Sept. 1. Last month, with only four days left in the session, House members agreed to Senate changes and sent Abbott the proposed ‘Born Alive’ act, which would subject doctors to a six-figure fine and possible imprisonment.” [Dallas Morning News, 6/17/19]
The “Born Alive” Bill Allowed The Texas Attorney General To Sue Doctors Who Failed To Comply With The Bill With A Recovery Fine Of $100,000 And Allowed A Third-Degree Felony Charge For Such Physicians.
According to the Dallas Morning News, “Under the bill, the state attorney general could sue a physician who fails to treat a live infant to recover a fine of at least $100,000. Leach's bill also permits a third-degree felony charge, potentially leading to imprisonment for two years to 10 years, if a doctor fails to provide the same ‘degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child’ as he or she would for ‘any other child born alive at the same gestational age.’” [Dallas Morning News, 6/17/19]
2020: As A Response To The COVID-19 Pandemic, Abbott Ordered Health Care Providers To Postpone All Procedures That Were Not Considered Medically Necessary, Including Abortions. According to the Texas Tribune, “Citing the need to preserve health care capacity for COVID-19 patients, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday that abortions should not be performed unless the mother's life is in danger. The warning comes one day after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered health care facilities and professionals to postpone all procedures that are deemed ‘not medically necessary’ as the state gears up for an influx of patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.” [Texas Tribune, 3/23/20]
The Texas Attorney General Clarified That Abortions, Excluding Abortions Needed To Save The Life Or Health Of The Mother, Were Subject To Abbott’s Delay Of Surgeries And Medical Procedures.
According to the New York Times via Nexis, “On Monday, Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, clarified that the postponement of surgeries and medical procedures announced by Gov. Greg Abbott over the weekend included ‘any type of abortion that is not medically necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother.’” [New York Times via Nexis, 3/24/20]
2013: As Texas Attorney General, Abbott Defended A Bill That Banned Most Abortions After 20 Weeks Of Gestation And Required Abortion Providers To Obtain Admitting Privileges At Local Hospitals. According to the Houston Business Journal via Nexis, “Planned Parenthood's battle against Texas' new abortion legislation is hitting a federal court in Austin today. Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive rights will meet in federal court to argue against the bill the Texas Senate passed in July that bans most abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancies and requires physicians who provide abortion services to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital. It also requires abortions be performed in an ambulatory surgical center where the gestational age is 16 weeks or greater. The three groups filed a joint lawsuit on Sept. 27. The law is slated to go into effect on Oct. 29. Attorney General Greg Abbott's legal team will defend the law, saying that it does not create burdens and is sound.” [Houston Business Journal via Nexis, 10/21/13]
2015: Abbott Wanted Legislators To Make “Partial-Birth” Abortions A Felony. According to the Texas Tribune, “Abbott also indicated he wants legislators to change Texas law to make ‘partial-birth’ abortion a felony. A 2003 federal law already bans that practice, a form of late-term abortion known in medical literature as intact dilation and evacuation.” [Texas Tribune, 8/28/15]
2017: Abbott Signed Into Law An Omnibus Anti-Abortion Bill, Which Also Banned “Partial-Birth” Abortions.
According to the Huffington Post, “On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that critics have slammed as ‘cruel’ and ‘unconstitutional.’ [...] The law also prohibits ‘partial birth’ abortions ― the anti-abortion language used to described intact dilation and extraction procedures.” [Huffington Post, 6/7/17]
2017: Abbott Signed Into Law An Omnibus Anti-Abortion Bill, Which Banned Abortions Performed Via Dilation And Evacuation. According to the Huffington Post, “On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that critics have slammed as ‘cruel’ and ‘unconstitutional.’ [...] SB 8 prohibits what it calls ‘dismemberment abortions’—a term adopted by anti-abortion advocates to target abortions performed via dilation and evacuation, or D&E.” [Huffington Post, 6/7/17]
2021: Abbott Signed Law Narrowing Window For Medication Abortion From 10 Weeks To Just Seven Weeks Post-Conception. According to the Texas Tribune, “Just weeks after a near-total ban on abortion went into effect in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott ceremonially signed a separate bill into law on Friday that will restrict Texans’ access to abortion-inducing medication. The new law — which would narrow the window in which physicians are allowed to give abortion-inducing medication to patients from 10 weeks to seven weeks into a pregnancy — represents a doubling down by state elected officials on abortion policies that are now among the strictest in the country.” [Texas Tribune, 9/24/21]
The Law Also Included Provisions Banning The Mailing Of Abortion Pills.
According to the Texas Tribune, “The new law will also prohibit mailing abortion-inducing drugs. In April, the Biden administration temporarily allowed the medication to be mailed when in-person visits were not always possible due to the pandemic.” [Texas Tribune, 9/24/21]
2021: Abbott Signed Into Law Legislation That Added More Restrictions And Increased Criminal Penalties For The Use Of Abortion-Inducing Medication After Seven Weeks Of Pregnancy. According to the Dallas Morning News via Nexis, “A bill adding more restrictions and raising criminal penalties for the use of abortion-inducing medication in Texas goes into effect in December after being signed with no fanfare by Gov. Greg Abbott. Senate Bill 4, which passed during the second special session that adjourned Sept. 2, has been decried as a ‘back-door ban on abortion’ by Planned Parenthood officials because it outlaws providing abortion-inducing drugs to Texans after seven weeks of pregnancy.” [Dallas Morning News via Nexis, 9/21/21]
The Legislation Increased Physician Oversight Of The Consumption Of Abortion-Inducting Drugs To Increase Medical Support In Case Of Complications Or Side Effects.
According to the Dallas Morning News via Nexis, “Brownsville Democratic Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. explained in early August that the bill was not designed to restrict abortion access, but to protect pregnant people from complications of taking the drugs, which he said can be dangerous. He said the bill would increase physician oversight of taking abortion inducing drugs. ‘Doctors need to be present when patients receive these drugs so the patient knows what to expect from normal side effects and what needs to be addressed quickly before it turns into a serious issue,’ Lucio said in his layout of the bill during a Senate committee hearing.” [Dallas Morning News via Nexis, 9/21/21]
2021: Abbott Signed A Bill Which Banned All Abortions After Six Weeks And Empowered Private Citizens To Sue Abortion Providers. According to The Texas Tribune, “Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Wednesday a measure that would prohibit in Texas abortions as early as six weeks — before some women know they are pregnant — and open the door for almost any private citizen to sue abortion providers and others […] Instead of having the government enforce the law, the bill turns the reins over to private citizens — who are newly empowered to sue abortion providers or anyone who helps someone get an abortion after a fetal ‘heartbeat’ has been detected. The person would not have to be connected to someone who had an abortion or to a provider to sue.” [Texas Tribune, 5/19/21]
2021: Abbott Signed Into Law An Abortion Bill That Banned Most Abortions Once A Fetal Heartbeat Was Detected, Which Could Occur As Early As Six Weeks Of Gestation And Before Many Women They Know They Were Pregnant.
According to CNN via Nexis, “Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law a so-called ‘heartbeat ban’ abortion bill -- barring most abortions at the onset of a fetal heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks into pregnancy and before many people know they are pregnant. ‘Our creator endowed us with the right to life and yet millions of children lose their right to life every year because of abortion,’ Abbott said. ‘In Texas, we work to save those lives. And that's exactly what the Texas legislature did this session.’” [CNN via Nexis, 5/19/21]
Abbott: “The Supreme Court Correctly Overturns Roe V. Wade & Reinstates The Right Of States To Protect Innocent, Unborn Children. Texas Is A Pro-Life State.” According to Abbott’s Twitter, “BREAKING: The Supreme Court correctly overturns Roe v. Wade & reinstates the right of states to protect innocent, unborn children. Texas is a pro-life state. We will ALWAYS fight to save every child from the ravages of abortion.” [Twitter, @GregAbbott_TX, 6/24/22]
Abbott Claimed Texas Would “Help Our Expectant Mothers In Need.” According to a TX Governor’s Office press release, “Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to protect the lives of all unborn babies in America. ‘The U.S. Supreme Court correctly overturned Roe v. Wade and reinstated the right of states to protect innocent, unborn children. Texas is a pro-life state, and we have taken significant action to protect the sanctity of life. Texas has also prioritized supporting women's healthcare and expectant mothers in need to give them the necessary resources so that they can choose life for their child. I signed laws that extended Medicaid health care coverage to six months post-partum, appropriated $345 million for women's health programs, and invested more than $100 million toward our Alternatives to Abortion program. This critical program provides counseling, mentoring, care coordination, and material assistance, such as car seats, diapers, and housing to mothers in need. Texas will always fight for the innocent unborn, and I will continue working with the Texas legislature and all Texans to save every child from the ravages of abortion and help our expectant mothers in need.’” [Press Release – Office Of The Texas Governor, 6/24/22]
Greg Abbott Called On SCOTUS To Release The Final Decisions: “Show That The U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Be Intimidated By This Attempt To Hijack The Decision.”[Spectrum News Austin 5/5/22]
HEADLINE: “Greg Abbott Will Win Texas Governor’s Race, Despite Uvalde, Abortion Ruling, Aide Says.” [Dallas Morning News, 7/13/22]
Top Abbott Strategist Said Neither The State’s Response To Uvalde Nor Supreme Court Abortion Ruling Negatively Affected Texans’ Views Of Abbott. According to the Dallas Morning News, “The state’s less than sure-footed response to the Uvalde school massacre and the Supreme Court’s recent edict that let states outlaw abortion have resulted in ‘no diminishment’ of Gov. Greg Abbott’s standing with Texans, Abbott’s top strategist said Wednesday.” [Dallas Morning News, 7/13/22]
Abbott Joined The 2023 Annual Texas Rally For Life, In Which They Celebrated The Reversal Of Roe V. Wade.
According to the Austin American-Statesman via Nexis, “During the Texas Rally for Life — which was hosted by Texas Alliance for Life, a nonprofit focused on protecting the ‘right to life’ from conception through death — demonstrators gathered to march through downtown Austin, ending at the Capitol in celebration of the court decision that struck down the 1973 ruling that had protected abortion rights nationwide. More than 30 buses from across the state brought people to the annual rally, according to the organization. The rally had several guest speakers, including Gov. Greg Abbott, Teresa Sadler from the Raffa Clinic and Texas Alliance Executive Director Joe Pojman.” [Austin American-Statesman via Nexis, 1/29/23]