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Shell_Seas

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Sun Feb 25, 2024, 04:54 PM Feb 2024

17 Texas GOP Members Back Bill To Ban Abortions, IVF, IUDs, & Some Birth Control

Texas Republicans lead the charge in national comprehensive reproductive rights rollback.

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/17-texas-gop-members-back-bill-to


Last year, Virginia Republican Congressman Alex Mooney filed HR 431, the Life At Conception Act. It didn’t get a lot of traction or attention at the time but with the recent ruling in Alabama declaring embryos “people,” HR 431 is receiving new vigor. The original bill included 64 co-signers. Last month, Congressman Mooney reintroduced the bill with 125 co-signers.

Congressman Mooney put out a statement celebrating the anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, in which he discussed that “unborn babies are entitled to these protections, essentially granting them legal status and rights from the moment of conception.”

Before we go into what this bill will do, here are the 17 Texas Congressional Republicans who co-signed the bill:

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17 Texas GOP Members Back Bill To Ban Abortions, IVF, IUDs, & Some Birth Control (Original Post) Shell_Seas Feb 2024 OP
My Rep. is on the list. Looks like I will be calling his office again tomorrow. Are emails more effective? nature-lover Feb 2024 #1
My emails hardly ever get returned. But phone calls seem to work well still. Shell_Seas Feb 2024 #3
An actual person answers when I call. More satisfying than an email. I'll keep it up. Thanks. nature-lover Feb 2024 #4
Time to saddle every GOP candidate with this issue. Old Crank Feb 2024 #2

nature-lover

(1,702 posts)
1. My Rep. is on the list. Looks like I will be calling his office again tomorrow. Are emails more effective?
Sun Feb 25, 2024, 05:49 PM
Feb 2024

Old Crank

(4,639 posts)
2. Time to saddle every GOP candidate with this issue.
Mon Feb 26, 2024, 05:09 AM
Feb 2024

Everytime they show up somewhere demabd answers to banning those things. As why they aren't regulating mens genitals.

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