Texas House Approves Bill Allowing Civil Enforcement of Chemical Abortion Pill Ban
THE TEXAN
Among the key aspects of HB 7’s committee substitute, laid out by Leach on Thursday night, was the alteration to the award of damages, so that if related to the affected preborn child, whether the woman or her family, an individual may collect the full $100,000 in such a lawsuit. If unrelated, the individual may be rewarded $10,000 in damages, while the remaining $90,000 would be donated to a charity.
Amid the Democratic speeches against the legislation was state Rep. David Lowe (R-North Richland Hills), who spoke neutral on HB 7. He was joined at the front mic by state Rep. Brent Money (R-Greenville) as he stated that he could not support bill because “HB 2197, the bill that would completely abolish abortion and provide for the equal protection of the unborn, was killed in a committee during the regular session by many of the same pro-life groups and individuals that are now backing this bill… They’re not fighting for equal protection. They’d rather let children continue to die than be considered too extreme.”