Texas Republicans Send Women Back to the Dark Ages
Texas Republicans succeeded today in ramming through their regressive, backward, misogynistic anti-choice legislation.
The vote of 98-49 came after a full day of sometimes emotional debate. Before the measure can head to the state Senate, it needs a final vote from the House, which is expected on Wednesday.
The House approved the same proposal during a previous special session of the legislature, but it failed to pass in the Senate after Democratic Senator Wendy Davis staged an 11-hour filibuster that gained national attention.
Planned Parenthood, the country’s largest provider of abortions, says the proposed stricter standards for clinics could cause all but six of the 42 abortion facilities in Texas to shut down. Bill author Republican Jodie Laubenberg said no facility would be forced to close.
Laubenberg is simply lying. The entire purpose of the “stricter standards” is to force clinics to close, and everyone knows it. Including Laubenberg.
This is how Republicans deal with women who try to speak out against their caveman legislation:
