The Texas Senate voted 19-11 early Saturday to pass sweeping restrictions on abortions, the conclusion of a weeks-long standoff over reproductive rights in the state.
Although the bill’s passage was all but assured, opponents still turned out in droves. One T-shirt favored by protesters invoked another lost cause: “This is Texas, baby. Remember the Alamo.” Fearing a disruption, Department of Public Safety officials confiscated anything that could be thrown from the gallery — leading some protesters to lose tampons, condoms, glitter and other potential projectiles.
Loud protesters helped kill the legislation two weeks ago, despite large Republican majorities in both houses of the legislature. This time around, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst pledged, there would be no disruptions. Inside the Senate chamber, observers watched in silence from the gallery while protesters chanted in the Capitol rotunda.
Just before the vote, Dewhurst thanked both supporters and opponents and “even the press” for being there and asked for everyone “to love each other, as Christ loved the church, as we love all of those unborn babies.”
i would have expected him to be struck down as the last syllable left his lips. i don't understand they are defying the will of the people to do what they want which is cushying it up for business, their obvious dismissing of the people should make even those who vote for them to scratch their heads and say "wait a minute if l'il Bessy gets knocked up.........?
they are overreaching and it extends pass their base, no one stays ignorant to their own lives forever.
Republicans systematically voted down all 20 proposed amendments to the bill, which will ban abortions after 20 weeks, require abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and require all abortions take place in surgical centers. As the last amendment failed, five singing protesters chained themselves to the railing of the gallery; state troopers removed them from the room.“This will probably be the hardest piece of legislation I will ever work on,” said the bill’s sponsor, Republican Glenn Hegar, as he brought eight hours of debate — and weeks of protests — to a close.
what was that, a last ditch effort to soothe his soul, if it were so hard seems it would occur that something is causing him to feel that way, if he actually did feel it to be "the hardest thing" like denying women of Texas, so they'll stay barefoot in the kitchen and pregnant in the bedroom while they go out and assault those they pretend to want gone because you are barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen and pregnant in the bedroom. recognize
