Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow a woman who undergoes an abortion procedure to possibly be charged with capital murder -- a crime punishable by death in Texas
House Bill 896, introduced in the Texas House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee, would remove the exception in the penal code for criminal homicide that applies to women and medical professionals and allow them to be charged with murder of an unborn child. The measure would be a blanket ban on abortion procedures in the state, allowing the state to enforce the bill"regardless of any contrary federal law, executive order, or court decision.
The committee heard from over 300 witnesses during Monday's hearing on HB 896 that stretched into the early hours of Tuesday morning. According to Leach, 446 witnesses had registered their approval for the bill, with 54 against. Democratic state Rep. Victoria Neave said she's"trying to reconcile" how supporters of the bill would do to a woman"the exact same thing that one is alleging that she is doing to a child," by making her eligible for the death penalty.
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