Pro-life legislation which would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected is gaining traction in the Texas House.
Filed last week by State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R–Deer Park), House Bill 1500, known as the Texas Heartbeat Bill, has already gained over 40 coauthors.
Cain says he deliberately chose Valentine’s Day to announce the bill’s outpouring of support.
“Just as a heart is the universal sign of Valentine’s Day, a beating heart is the universal sign of life,” said Cain. “Eleven other states have filed heartbeat bills this year, making 2019 the year of the Heartbeat Bill.”
The legislation is a priority for the Republican Party of Texas, whose platform calls for “Prohibition of abortions after the time an unborn child’s heartbeat is detected.”
“I am humbled to see the growing wave of support this and other heartbeat bills are receiving across the country,” Cain added. “If a heartbeat is detected, the baby is protected.”
As of today, the following lawmakers have signed on to support the bill:
Joint Authors
Rep. Briscoe Cain
Rep. Phil King
Rep. Dan Flynn
Rep. Tan Parker
Rep. Rick Miller
Coauthors
Rep. C. “Doc” Anderson
Rep. Cecil Bell
Rep. Kyle Biedermann
Rep. Dwayne Bohac
Rep. Dustin Burrows
Rep. Travis Clardy
Rep. Tom Craddick
Rep. Sam Harless
Rep. Cody Harris
Rep. Cole Hefner
Rep. Justin Holland
Rep. Todd Hunter
Rep. Stephanie Klick
Rep. Matt Krause
Rep. Brooks Landgraf
Rep. Mike Lang
Rep. Jeff Leach
Rep. Ben Leman
Rep. Mayes Middleton
Rep. Jim Murphy
Rep. Candy Noble
Rep. Tom Oliverson
Rep. Jared Patterson
Rep. Dennis Paul
Rep. Four Price
Rep. Scott Sanford
Rep. Matt Shaheen
Rep. Hugh Shine
Rep. John Smithee
Rep. Drew Springer
Rep. Phil Stephenson
Rep. Jonathan Stickland
Rep. Lynn Stucky
Rep. Valoree Swanson
Rep. Ed Thompson
Rep. Tony Tinderholt
Rep. Steve Toth
Rep. Terry Wilson
Rep. Bill Zedler
