Adobe Stock
A coalition of 98 pro-life leaders called on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to take urgent action against the growing distribution of abortion-inducing drugs in the state.
In a letter sent June 24, the signatories — including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Texas lawmakers, and a wide array of pro-life advocates — requested that Abbott add the Woman and Child Protection Act to the agenda for the upcoming special legislative session in July, Texas Right to Life reported.
The Woman and Child Protection Act, which passed the state Senate but stalled in the House earlier this year, seeks to halt the manufacture, sale, and distribution of abortion-inducing drugs. The proposed law would allow private citizens to sue individuals who traffic or distribute these pills, enable families to pursue wrongful death claims in cases where a woman is killed, and grant the state authority to prosecute traffickers.
The appeal comes amid rising concern over what Texas Right to Life described as an “abortion crisis”: nearly 19,000 abortion pills enter the state annually.
Many of these drugs are trafficked from outside the US or sold through unregulated websites, often without any medical supervision, according to the organization.
>> Alarming study exposes complications from abortion pill 22 times higher than FDA claims <<
“Texas has made real progress in building a Culture of Life,” said John Seago, president of Texas Right to Life. “But we cannot ignore the greatest threat to moms and babies in our state today — tens of thousands of abortion pills illegally trafficked into Texas. We urge Governor Abbott to once again protect women and children from the violence of abortion.”
Abbott recently announced a 30-day special session beginning July 21 to revisit several unresolved legislative matters, according to the organization. Advocates now hope the Woman and Child Protection Act will be included in that session’s agenda.
If the legislature waits to take action until January 2026, Texas Right to Life warns, “an estimated 38,000 more preborn children could lose their lives.”
