In the Lone Star State, there was a bitter battle over abortion for many months. Finally, the Texas Heartbeat Act, which effectively bans on-demand abortion after six weeks — decried by liberals as ending “a woman’s right to choose” and heralded by conservatives for banning on-demand abortion — became law.
Now, the results — the number of abortions — are in for September, the first full month after the law went into effect. According to a study by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project, the number of clinic-performed abortions in Texas decreased by about 50 percent for the month vs. the same month in 2020.
TxPEP Research in @UpshotNYTTexas has seen a drop in abortions of 50% over the 30 first days. #SB8. https://t.co/3XfnEHfD09
— Texas Policy Evaluation Project (@TxPEPresearch) October 29, 2021
Evidently, the TPEP’s devastating news was most severe for the Democrat Party.
We obtained monthly data on the total number of abortions provided at 19 of Texas’ 24 abortion facilities, which provide approximately 93% of all abortions reported in state annual vital statistics data. The percent change in abortions in state between July 2021 and September 2021 was compared to those in 2020.
The Texas Policy Evaluation Project’s report further said “people” familiar with the new law likely didn’t attempt to obtain in-state “care” — an on-demand abortion.
Over 40% of people seeking abortion care do not contact a Texas facility until after 6 weeks’ of pregnancy. Some women who call for an appointment after September 1, 2020 were probably told that their last period was not valid. Other people were refused care after an ultrasound indicated embryonic cardiac activity.
A person who was aware of SB8 could have assumed that after September 1, 2021 they wouldn’t be able get an abortion in Texas and did not attempt to seek in-state treatment.
It is obvious to ask how many people were turned away by the new law. IllegalWhat is abortion?
This July tweet demonstrates that Texas Policy Evaluation Project is strongly opposed to the proposed abortion law.
TxPEP has released a new brief that shows that 8/10 Texans would not be able get abortion care if Senate Bill 8 was to become law.
For the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (and the rest):
“A new TxPEP research brief shows that, with Senate Bill 8 now in effect, eight in ten babies will be born that would’ve been killed under the state’s previous abortion law.” There, that’s better.
TxPEP has released a new brief that shows that 8/10 Texans would not be able get abortion care if Senate Bill 8 was to become law. #sb8 #txlege @dr_moayedi @Laura_TX_yes https://t.co/JQtiAy76v5 pic.twitter.com/8zLKbjfcOP
— Texas Policy Evaluation Project (@TxPEPresearch) July 7, 2021
Liberal site Axios — the relatively new darling of the left — was among those sites that decried the Texas Heartbeat Act. It still does — even more so.
Many Texans are forced to travel to neighboring states — Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, or Arkansas — to access the procedure. [“Access the procedure.” How antiseptic.]
The researchers found that these states are exempted from New Mexico’s strict regulations regarding health care. Patients must also follow state counseling requirements and wait at least 24 hours to obtain an abortion.
You can find it very costly.About “$550 is the average cost for an abortion and then when you start to add in travel, hotel, and food costs, those costs skyrocket, potentially to hundreds of dollars or more,” said Elizabeth Nash, lead state policy analyst for the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive rights research and policy organization.
“I don’t know people who could pull together over $1,000” on short notice, Nash told Axios.
And then the race card: “Those most affected by abortion restrictions tend to be of low income, people of color, uninsured and/or undocumented,” Axios made sure to quote Nash saying, itself adding: “Usually, people in these groups cannot afford travel costs.”
Memo to Axios – The Texas Heartbeat Act was passed to ensure the protection of unborn babies who might otherwise die. murdered,It is not necessary to be concerned about the cost of killing the unborn.
Axios, however, played another of the often-played cards of supporters of abortion on demand:
Don’t forget: Without access to clinic-based abortion care, researchers warn more people may resort to more dangerous practices, including self-managed abortions.
We reported that Joe Biden, a pro-abortion politician, met Pope Francis in Rome last Friday.
Setting aside how bizarre the meeting was — Biden “joked” about buying the Pope a drink the next time they hang out — the self-proclaimed “devout Catholic” has referred to on-demand abortion as an “essential healthcare service,” leaving him at odds with Francis and other senior Catholic leaders for some time.
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