{"id":167224,"date":"2017-06-06T20:12:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T00:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=167224"},"modified":"2017-06-07T18:49:55","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T22:49:55","slug":"breaking-texas-gov-greg-abbott-signs-bill-banning-brutal-dismemberment-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/breaking-texas-gov-greg-abbott-signs-bill-banning-brutal-dismemberment-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill banning brutal dismemberment abortions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation Tuesday to ban the gruesome second-trimester D&amp;E abortion procedure, also known as dilation and evacuation. The procedure, during which an abortionist uses a sopher clamp to tear\u00a0apart a preborn child limb from torso, is described below by former abortionist Dr. Anthony Levatino.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jgw4X7Dw_3k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The procedure, which is an inhuman and violent act against a preborn child, is committed up to 24 weeks since a woman&#8217;s last menstrual period. Texas is the eight state to prohibit the procedure, a step that is being praised by pro-life groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cThe Texas Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act is a vital step in protecting pregnant mothers and their unborn children from being subject to such a dehumanizing experience,\u201d said National Right to Life Committee State Legislative Director Ingrid Duran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88869 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DE-4-panel-1-700x590.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DE-4-panel-1-700x590.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DE-4-panel-1-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DE-4-panel-1-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DE-4-panel-1.jpg 1297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gov. Greg Abbott, a pro-life advocate, has taken strong steps to ensure protections for the preborn. Last year, Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/gov-greg-abbott-committed-to-making-texas-the-strongest-pro-life-state-in-the-nation\/\">announced the LIFE Initiative<\/a> to make Texas &#8220;the strongest pro-life state in the nation&#8221; and called\u00a0for the total defunding of abortion giant Planned Parenthood, a prohibition on altering abortion procedures to harvest body parts, and tougher protections for the preborn.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Bill 8 also prohibits the donation of fetal parts for medical research and requires abortion facilities to cremate or bury the bodies of aborted children. The law will take effect in September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation Tuesday to ban the gruesome second-trimester D&amp;E abortion procedure, also known as dilation and evacuation. 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