Around 4,000 anti-abortion demonstrators marched to the Capitol in Austin Saturday to celebrate the movement’s long-fought victories in the state.
Abortion opponents gathered on the Texas Capitol grounds Saturday afternoon for the annual "Texas Rally for Life."Amy O'Donnell with the Texas Alliance for Life said that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) estimated the crowd to be around 4,
“I think it’s clear, but I’m also open to the idea that some doctors don’t see it that way, some hospitals don’t think that way,” said Patrick, a Republican who presides over the Texas Senate. “We don’t want to stand in the way of that, but we’re not going to open it up so that abortion is prevalent again in the state.”
Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died after being denied an abortion, has been fighting to clarify the medical exception to Texas law for years. For the first time, Republicans might be willing to take up the issue.
Patrick is the first major Republican official in Texas to say he supports clarifying the state's near-total abortion ban this legislative session.
Around 4,000 people marched down Congress Street Saturday to continue a push for even tougher abortion restrictions and to urge the funding of pro-life pregnancy centers.
The number, possibly an undercount, underscores the effect of blocking the procedure for one of the state’s most vulnerable populations.
Crowds are expected to gather around the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Saturday for the annual Rally for Life.
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