Earlier today we posted on Nancy Pelosi not understanding the Texas Abortion law, read more here: https://fggam.org/pelosi-on-texas-abortion-law-i-really-dont-get-it/ Meanwhile Gov. Rick Perry signed into law sweeping new abortion limits that will outlaw abortions after 20 weeks and force abortion clinics and doctors to meet demanding new standards.
“It is a very happy, celebratory day,” Perry said just before he sat down to sign the bill.
The law, applauded by Republicans and anti-abortion groups in attendance at the signing, will most certainly face lawsuits testing whether it unconstitutionally denies access to an abortion.
Perry signed the bill amid some of the tightest security seen in the Capitol, with dozens of troopers stationed outside the Capitol auditorium, where the ceremony was held, keeping watch over dozens of orange-shirted protesters.
From within the auditorium, the celebrants could distinctly hear the chorus of “SHAME!” being chanted repeatedly by throngs of protesters outside.
Read more here from the Dallas News: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/20130718-texas-gov.-rick-perry-signs-most-restrictive-abortion-law-in-nation.ece