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July 15, 2013

Texas Senate Approves Anti-Choice Bill; Opponents Promise Legal Challenge 
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The Texas State Senate has given final approval to the anti-choice
measure initially blocked by Senator Wendy Davis and a "People's
Filibuster" late last month. On Friday, Texas senators voted 19-to-11 to
approve to a bill that would ban abortion at 20 weeks, hinder access to
the pill form of abortion and shut down nearly all of the state’s
abortion clinics. More than 2,000 protesters filled the Texas State
Capitol building in Austin to denounce the measure late into the night.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has vowed to sign the bill into law, but opponents
say they will challenge it in court.

 

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