Texas Scorecard by Jacob Asmussen April 20, 2022
“Imagine a world where people are mad about saving babies.”Pro-abortion activists are again trying to dismantle Texas’ Heartbeat Act and legalize the killing of more babies across the state.
Wendy Davis, former Democrat state senator and failed gubernatorial and congressional candidate, has filed a federal lawsuit against the act, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.”
For context: In 2020 alone, more than 53,000 Texans were murdered in the womb by abortionists. In 2021, the “controversial” new Heartbeat Act, hailed by state lawmakers as the monumental pro-life win of the year, simply prohibited an individual in the state from killing a pre-born child after the baby’s heartbeat is detected (though the law still does not protect a baby in the first few weeks of his or her life).
Importantly, the Heartbeat Act is also unique in its enforcement; it empowers citizens, not government officials, to sue abortion facilities and anyone who assists in executing a heartbeat-detected child.
Since the act was approved by the state Legislature last May, pro-abortion businesses, media, and elected officials—including President Joe Biden and his administration—have raged against the law and sued the state to force them to halt it. However, courts—including the U.S. Supreme Court and the Texas Supreme Court—have so far refused their arguments and allowed the law to continue to this day, in part because of its unique legal design.
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https://texasscorecard.com/state/abortion-activist-wendy-davis-sues-to-stop-texas-new-life-saving-law/