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Republican lawmakers, buoyed by a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court and the trouncing of state-level Democrats in the November election, are pushing to reclaim Texasâ role as the vanguard among states restricting access to abortion this legislative session.
Legislators have promised to back a so-called âheartbeat billâ that would bar abortions before many women know they are pregnant. Anti-abortion advocates have urged them to challenge the
Roe v. Wade decision that established the right to an abortion. And Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said at a âTexas Rally for Lifeâ event in January that there is more âwe must do to defend the unborn.â