abortion facilities to upgrade to ambulatory surgical centers, and require abortion clinic doctors to gain admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles. the net effect, the state of texas would be left with just five clinics that could provide abortion services. not surprisingly, austin has become a magnet for politicians who oppose a woman's right to choose an abortion. last night former arkansas governor and presidential candidate mike huckabee spoke out. >> no such thing as a life that is so insignificant, so worthless so unwanted, so unnecessary that any of us would choose and believe that we are so god-like that we would singularly have the right to extinguish that which god created. >> today former pennsylvania senator and presidential candidate rick santorum announced via a press release