Texas Senate Votes to Stop Dangerous Abortion Pills

The clock is ticking to pass a bill that could crack down on the underground abortion-pill-by-mail network threatening women and their preborn children.

The Woman and Child Protection Act (Senate Bill 6 by Sen. Bryan Hughes), just passed through the Senate and is headed to the House (House Bill 30 by Rep. Jeff Leach).

This is Texas’ chance to take down lawless activists who illegally send abortion drugs to women—often without medical oversight, prescriptions, or instructions.

During the committee hearing, bold Pro-Life leaders made their case. Texas Right to Life President Dr. John Seago explained, “It’s not an issue of whether [mailing abortion pills into the state]is illegal. It is illegal… But we need better tactics. We need better tools to respond to their [underground activists’]tactics. What they’re doing to mail and sell abortion pills to women.”

The full Senate passed the measure the very next day.

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Abortion groups know exactly what’s at stake. They’ve called the policy “the most alarming anti-abortion bill” since Roe was overturned—a backhanded acknowledgment that the law could shut down their business model. The Woman and Child Protection Act would make Texas the most aggressive state in targeting the illegal abortion pill trade, holding lawbreakers accountable.

The dark reality is that these drugs cause women to deliver the remains of tiny babies—often alone and in their own bathrooms. As Senator Bryan Hughes described, “As difficult as this is to talk about… Imagine being alone in your bathroom and that happening to you.”

They are also extremely risky. Studies show abortion pills are 22 times more dangerous than older FDA reports claimed, and more than 1 in 10 women who take them need emergency medical care.

Senator Hughes made the bill’s purpose crystal clear: “Let the word go out, if you are making these pills and sending them to Texas to kill little unborn babies, illegal abortions, you’re gonna be held accountable. That’s what this bill does.”

The Woman and Child Protection Act will:

• Authorize Texans, including women harmed by these drugs, to sue activists and businesses that manufacture and send the deadly drugs;
• Helps Pro-Lifers stop abortionists in other states who break the law; and
• Let the attorney general prosecute criminals.

Texas Right to Life is urging every Pro-Life Texan to act now—contact lawmakers and demand they pass the Woman and Child Protection Act (HB 30) before time runs out.

Here is a sample email you can send to the House members:

Dear Representatives,

I’m writing to urge you to please pass the Woman and Child Protection Act, HB 30 by Rep.Jeff Leach, immediately. We must address the growing danger of abortion drugs in Texas. At least 19,000 of these pills are mailed into our state each year, putting women at serious risk and ending the lives of innocent preborn children.

The Woman and Child Protection Act would stop traffickers and distributors of these deadly drugs while protecting women from prosecution. Abortion pills have the intention of killing a precious baby, but they also send up to 1 in 10 women who take them to the emergency room.

Please take swift action and pass the Woman and Child Protection Act, HB 30. Texas must continue to lead in saving lives.

Thank you for your leadership.

[Your name]

With just a few days left to pass this into law, every second counts. All eyes are on state representatives to pass House Bill 30. If it fails, mail-order abortions will continue to harm women and children.

LifeNews Note: Ashlynn Lemos is the communications intern for Texas Right to Life.

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