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Texas Seeks to Redefine Abortion Law With a Strong Focus on Personhood, by Anne Hendershott – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Anne Hendershott, Catholic World Report, Sept. 28, 2025

Anne Hendershott is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at Franciscan University in Steubenville, OH

 

The new anti-abortion legislation recently signed by Governor Greg Abbott aims to end the availability of the “abortion pill” in his state.

Earlier this month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed new anti-abortion legislation to end the availability of the “abortion pill” in his state. Acknowledging that more than 19,000 abortion pills are shipped into Texas each year—with many of them used to circumvent the state’s heartbeat law and other protections—the Governor signed HB-7, a bill known as the “Woman and Child Protection Act.”

The bill is designed to apply to anyone—including doctors who prescribe abortion medication, companies like Aid Access who mail abortion pills to all 50 states, and even to friends or relatives—who order or transport pills to their pregnant family member or friend. …

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