Abortion Bill Hearing...Take 2!

Today started off so positively! 

The #Stand4Life TweetFest went off absolutely beautifully, so proud of those who put it on and especially those who participated and got it trending worldwide!

The hearings started at 3:30 pm and things have started to get vile again...There was a small #LetTexasSpeak rally in the open-air rotunda and those in orange chanted HAIL SATAN over ProLifers singing Amazing Grace. As usual, we can only bring "religion" (I put it in quotes, because...is that really...religious...? You tell me!) into this argument when it's okay with the Left. 

The Orangies...aka the pro-aborts...LOVE to scream that "THIS IS NOT A THEOCRACY!" Well...then, don't use the argument that in the Jewish faith the embryo is considered part of the mother's anatomy when it's convenient for you. 

And DON'T you DARE chant "Hail Satan" in MY statehouse EVER AGAIN! 

However, I am so proud of these women who are standing up in this hearing and sharing their deeply personal stories. 

H.B. 2:

• Raises the standards of these clinics to meet those of  ambulatory surgical centers. This goes into effect in September of 2014. Clinics have plenty of time to use their profits to up their standards. If they refuse to do so, THAT is when they will close. If they REFUSE to do so, they deserve to close.
• Brings the threshold from 6 months to 5 months. That saves 350-400 lives/year, which is awesome! However, there are over 70,000 abortions/year in Texas. So, it seems like there is still plenty of opportunity to choose.

UPDATE:

HB 2 passed through the House State Affairs committee tonight, 8-3, and it headed to the House floor. However, as a friend of mine pointed out to me earlier, Rep. Laubenberg did not give Rep. Turner an answer to a question that would have been a great opportunity for her to make an impact full statement.

He essentially asked where the pro-life issues begin and end. Something along the lines of: why do pro-lifers stop caring for children after they are born?

She passed up an opportunity to really speak to the true role of government, there. You see, the Left believes that caring for children is shown through programs like CHIP, TANF, etc. and through throwing more and more of our tax dollars at failing school districts. While, I do not believe Jodie has proved to be the best, on-the-spot public speaker...I do believe my friend is right; that was such a missed opportunity.