Perry Backs 'Fetal Pain' Bill

Wants to outlaw abortion after week 20

"...abortion at the point a baby can feel the pain of being killed." That is, for right-to-lifers, at 20..."

Dec. 12, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Playing Games with Pain

Laubenberg bill would ban abortion after ‘fetal pain’

"...Having her decisions limited by the hospital was painful, Metcalf noted – and the so-called "fetal pain" bill,..."

April 15, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Spreading Ignorance

Lege abortion misinformation and "fetal pain."

"...to Know" pamphlet – supposedly to inform women about fetal development and the hazards of abortion. Among the asserted..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Sunday at the Capitol

Orange-clad abortion bill opponents witness House floor folly

"...passed Monday morning, with the House addition of a “fetal pain” amendment)...."

June 24, 2013 News Post by Dan Solomon

Point Austin: In Defense of Women's Rights

The GOP does battle for a government of men, not laws

"...R-Lewis­ville, who informed a House committee considering an anti-abortion "fetal pain" bill that the proposed 20-week gestation limit should..."

June 21, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Providers Fight Another Texas Abortion Ban

Health risks and pain for patients

"...as this issue goes to press.) More Risk, More Pain..."

Nov. 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Abortion Regs Hearing: Déjá Vu All Over Again

Same players, same testimony

"...– banning abortion at 20 weeks (the so-called "Pre-Born Fetal Pain Bill"), requiring all abortion clinics to transform into..."

June 14, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Mad Men

Senate GOP votes to impose new abortion limits

"...banned abortion at 20 weeks gestation (the so-called "Pre-Born Fetal Pain Bill"); that provision was withdrawn by its author,..."

June 19, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Jumping the Shark on Women's Health

For the sake of anti-abortion politics, the governor and the Legislature turned their backs on women's health care – with disastrous consequences. Is there any way to fix this mess?

"...at which, Perry said, "a baby can feel the pain of being killed. We have an obligation to end..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Say What?

Debunking team Anti-Choice’s favorite terms

"...What Anti-Choice Lawmakers Say: "Fetal pain" What Medical Science Says: "Suggests fetuses can feel..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Health Department Adds More Faulty Science to Pre-Abortion Booklet

Public comment period on revisions ends July 29

"...factual inaccuracies. Among them is an added section on fetal pain, the basis for Texas’ 2013 law that banned..."

July 19, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Backstage at the Circus

The Lege melodrama can be a hard act to swallow

"...aspect, in the fine art of institutional hypocrisy. It's painful to watch – mortifying even – but instructive nonetheless...."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...Life and its supporters say a fetus can feel pain. The science of that claim is in dispute, but..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature

News Ticker: September 17

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• Fetal pain. It's complicated...."

Sept. 17, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Texas Lege's War on Women

June 23, 2013. 22 photos.

"...Bonnen, R-Friendswood, a neurosurgeon and proponent of the controversial "fetal pain" provision that would ban abortions after 20 weeks..."

June 24, 2013 Photo Gallery

The Mad Men: Senate Votes to Impose New Abortion Limits

Senate GOP votes to impose new abortion limits

"...banned abortion at 20 weeks gestation (the so-called "Pre-Born Fetal Pain Bill"); that provision was withdrawn by its author,..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Lines: The Score

Grading the Lege on women's health, drug policy, and criminal justice

"...Rep. Jodie Laubenberg's House Bill 2364 – the so-called "fetal pain" measure – which would have outlawed all abortion..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Lines

It's a mad rush at the Lege before sine die

"...debate chewed up the calendar. Republican priority items including 'fetal pain' bills and bipartisan measures on open governance have..."

May 10, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Roe Turns 40

And fight over legal abortion rages on

"...Perry's current push for lawmakers to pass a so-called "fetal pain" bill...."

Jan. 22, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: United Defense of the Fetus

Campaign to end abortion is a national crusade

"...tendentious "scholarship" purporting to document such dubious notions as "fetal pain" before viability (the presumed justification for the 20-week..."

July 19, 2013 News Column by Michael King

'The Fight for the Future ... Is Just Beginning'

After weeks of drama, sweeping abortion restrictions pass the Lege

"...opinion," she said, "an unborn, five-month child does feel pain ... and has the right to live." She said..."

July 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

Slaphappy politicos

"...Burgess revealed that even the teenie-teeniest of fetuses feel pain, for he knows they feel pleasure. How does he..."

July 19, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

SB 1/HB 2: How a Lie Becomes a Law

GOP steamrolls through abortion bill vote

"...on the scientifically unconfirmed assertion that a fetus feels pain at that point), require all abortion clinics to become..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

On Abortion, Texas Leads in Lying

"Unfounded abortion restrictions often have serious consequences"

"...rules include a 20-week abortion ban based on supposed "fetal pain," counseling women on the (false) link between abortion..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Health Advocates Deliver Thousands of Comments to Oppose Texas' Pre-Abortion Booklet Revisions

Austin Rep. Donna Howard calls state-sponsored booklet "propaganda"

"...previously reported. The new version includes a section on “fetal pain” – a condition backed by weak scientific evidence..."

July 27, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

'Chipping Away': A Texas Abortion Rights Timeline

"...• No abortions after 20 weeks gestation, the unsubstantiated "fetal pain" threshold (fewer than 500 such abortions occur in..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Lines

Rick Perry calls a second special session

"...caucuses may still come to blows over the 20-week, "fetal pain" abortion ban – the Senate version of SB..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

UPDATE: Senate Filibuster in Progress

Close to vote on SB5; clock ticking

"...moment (12:20pm) she is summarizing the scientific evidence on "fetal pain," one of the dubious underpinnings of the bill's..."

June 25, 2013 News Post by Michael King

UPDATE: The People's Filibuster Continues

Opponents of war on women use lege rules to derail abortion ban

"...Jodie Laubenberg, R-Murphy: HB 16 (her latest attempt at fetal pain legislation) and HB 60, a backdoor effort to..."

June 20, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

NARAL Stages 'People's Filibuster'

Action against new abortion regulations

"...fourth requirement, banning abortion at 20 weeks due to "fetal pain," was dropped by author Sen. Glenn Hegar...."

June 20, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

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