Texas Bill Makes Abortion Punishable By Death Penalty

The Texas Tribune reports:

A Texas lawmaker has filed a bill that would abolish and criminalize abortions, leaving women and physicians who perform the procedure to face criminal charges that could carry the death penalty.

The legislation, filed Tuesday by state Rep. Bryan Slaton, does not include exceptions for rape or incest. It does exempt ectopic pregnancies that seriously threaten the life of the woman “when a reasonable alternative to save the lives of both the mother and the unborn child is unavailable.”

“It is time for Texas to protect the natural right to life for the tiniest and most innocent Texans, and this bill does just that,” Slaton said.

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Another Texas GOP lawmaker, state Rep. Bryan Slaton, is attempting to make abortion punishable by the death penalty.

Similar bills filed in the Texas Legislature in previous years have failed. #TXlege https://t.co/Lm1vURVwuS

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) March 9, 2021