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Articles tagged: fetal pain

Hot List: Day 93 of the Legislature

by Emily Mathis

Wed, Apr 10, 2013

The debate in the Senate Education Committee got personal yesterday. ...Read More

Perry’s “Fetal Pain” Bill Probably Wouldn’t Prevent Fetal Pain, Would Close Abortion Clinics

Thu, Dec 13, 2012

There’s always womb for Rick Perry. On Tuesday, he alighted at The Source For Women, a crisis pregnancy center in Houston whose opening ribbon he cut in Septe...Read More

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