Video: Pro-Life Activists Sing Amazing Grace to Drown Out Abortion Protestors

State   |   Steven Ertelt   |   Jul 1, 2013   |   1:55PM   |   Austin, TX

Hundreds of pro-life advocates gathered inside the Texas state capitol today to show their support for bills that have been filed that would ban late-term abortion and hold abortion clinics accountable for putting women’s health at risk.

Abortion advocates showed up and dotted the floor of the capitol rotunda but were no match for the pro-lifers, who sang “Amazing Grace” to drown out their chants.

Video, courtesy of the Washington Examiner, appears below:

Texas Governor Rick Perry issued a call for a special session of the Texas legislature to pass the bill that a pro-abortion mob prevented the legislature from passing last week.

Perry also put other political issues in the special session, which is set to begin July 1.

“I am calling the Legislature back into session because too much important work remains undone for the people of Texas. Through their duly elected representatives, the citizens of our state have made crystal clear their priorities for our great state,” Perry said. “Texans value life and want to protect women and the unborn. Texans want a transportation system that keeps them moving. Texans want a court system that is fair and just. We will not allow the breakdown of decorum and decency to prevent us from doing what the people of this state hired us to do.”

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst thanked Perry and said in a statement: “I congratulate Gov. Perry for his decision to call a second special session to address the issues derailed by the actions of an angry mob in the closing moments of the first. Texas is unlike any other state because our leaders are willing to stand up in the face of pressure from Washington and special interest groups in the pursuit of freedom. I look forward to seeing the members of the Legislature on July 1st as we once again take up our charge to advocate for all of Texas and put the finishing touches on one of the most successful sessions in decades.”

After a long and confusing night filled with a filibuster and a pro-abortion mob that made it difficult for lawmakers to debate and vote, the Texas state Senate appeared to pass a ban on late-term abortions 19-12. Later, lawmakers came back and said the vote had not officially been taken before the midnight deadline for the special session.