During today’s state House debate on the 20-week abortion ban in Texas, pro-life advocates far outnumbered abortion supporters. A collection of tweets below shows some of the pictures and stories from today’s debate at the Texas legislature:
HUGE crowd of people from Tyler/Smith Co. area gathered in the Capitol steps. #stand4life pic.twitter.com/NM6SUSQYYC
— Matt Schaefer (@RepMattSchaefer) July 9, 2013
This young lady is standing among a sea of orange in the Capitol rotunda! #Stand4Life #protectboth #TXLIFE!! pic.twitter.com/cpGP4MP5hY
— Texas Right to Life (@TXRightToLife) July 9, 2013
The pro-abortion chants lasted for one minute. Now the only thing anyone can hear in the Rotunda is “Stand for Life!” #txlege #prolife
— Andrew A Bair (@ProLifePolitics) July 9, 2013
#ProLife advocates singing in the Rotunda at Texas Capitol. #txlege pic.twitter.com/giiUUu6O32
— Andrew A Bair (@ProLifePolitics) July 9, 2013
Motion to table hostile Sarah Davis amendment to #HB2 prevails 89-56. #Stand4Life #TXLege #TXProlife
— TexasAllianceforLife (@TXAlliance4Life) July 9, 2013
Sea of blue in the TX House gallery. Media, please report. @ap @NBCNews @ABC @washingtonpost #txlege #hb2 pic.twitter.com/x12oUF4Zf4
— Andrew A Bair (@ProLifePolitics) July 9, 2013
Motion to table to hostile Thompson amendment to #HB2 prevails decisively. #Stand4Life #TXprolife #txlege
— TexasAllianceforLife (@TXAlliance4Life) July 9, 2013
Rep Laubenberg lays tiny pair of baby shoes out to show the babies she’s standing 4 today. #stand4life #txlege #hb2 pic.twitter.com/V3IsGBib1Z
— Emily Horne (@missemhorne) July 9, 2013
Love RT“@TxHouseCaucus: Sea of pro-life supporters as #hb2 hits the House floor #stand4life pic.twitter.com/TqP0611Ukw”
— Lois (@Anderson6) July 9, 2013
Laubenberg on #abortion: “The expected outcome is the taking of a life, this is a very unique procedure” #HB2 #txlege
— Becca Aaronson (@becca_aa) July 9, 2013
Me and former @PPact director, Ramona Trevino. Pro-choice to pro-life converts are awesome!! #stand4life pic.twitter.com/dURuNTxyUh
— Abby Johnson (@AbbyJohnson) July 9, 2013
We are “pro life activists’ ‘@CNNExpress Blue shirted Anti-abortion activists almost completely dominate seating in the house gallery.’
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) July 9, 2013
Not present in gallery today- the approx. 80,000 unborn children killed by abortion every yr in TX. We have to be their voice! #stand4life
— Andrew A Bair (@ProLifePolitics) July 9, 2013
Pro-lifers surround pro-abortion protestors with prayer in #texas #stand4life @AbbyJohnson @StevenErtelt pic.twitter.com/j6oZWM4DUT
— Bryan Kemper (@BryanKemper) July 9, 2013
So cute! @IHeartFractions‘ family. RT @acc727: Trekkies #Stand4Life @IHeartFractions pic.twitter.com/wo9luYqhV6
— Emily Horne (@missemhorne) July 9, 2013
Ha! MT @TXRightToLife: Abortion advocates, @Students4LifeHQ busses share large prt of street outside Cap. #Stand4Life pic.twitter.com/GZa681L6AL
— Emily Horne (@missemhorne) July 9, 2013
So, @texaspiper93 texts me this picture. Cecile Richards is meandering around the Texas Capitol. #Stand4Life pic.twitter.com/sldyPLweJK
— Sarah Crawford (@SarahCrawford23) July 9, 2013
Do you #Stand4Life? Make this your profile image! #protectboth pic.twitter.com/ve7zAO97On
— Texas Right to Life (@TXRightToLife) July 9, 2013
At it again. 🙂 ATX @TX_Women @Students4LifeHQ @SACFL @TXRightToLife @secularprolife #Stand4Life pic.twitter.com/OQHMBJDABK
— MeganCMB (@MegBGdsPrl) July 9, 2013