11,000 babies have been saved following a pro-life law passed in Texas, it has been estimated.
Last May, the Texas Heartbeat Act, prohibiting abortion once an unborn child’s cardiac activity has been detected, was signed into law by Republican Governor Greg Abbott. A heartbeat may be detected at around six weeks gestation. In 2020, around 54,000 babies were aborted in Texas alone, out of whom 85% were aborted after six weeks of pregnancy.
The Texas Heartbeat Act came into effect last year on 2 September.
Pro-life group Texas Right to Life has now reported that between 75 to 100 babies have been saved from abortion every day because of the law, which has resulted in over 11,000 being saved since September.
A recent study carried out by the University of Texas at Austin also discovered that, in just the first month of the new law, abortions decreased by 50%. Abortion centre directors also commented that they saw a decrease in abortion by up 80% in comparison to the previous year.
A member of Texas Right to Life said: “The Texas Heartbeat Act is the boldest pro-life policy to take effect in America since Roe v. Wade. For 150 days, our work has saved an estimated 75-100 babies per day. That’s why the abortion industry is fighting tooth and nail to take down this life-saving law and Texas Right to Life.”
SPUC comment
A SPUC spokesperson said: “These laws are intended to protect as many unborn children as possible, but it is vital that the pro-life movement, in the United States and elsewhere, campaigns to protect all human life from the very moment of conception.
“We must not become complacent. We urge everyone to continue standing up for the right to life against a pro-abortion industry that sees 11,000 living babies as a lost opportunity for profit and promoting its anti-life ideology.”
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