Why did abolitionists warn about Pro-Life regulatory bills in Texas? Because none of them have abolished abortion, or even meaningfully lowered abortion numbers.
Texas has many Pro-Life laws on the books, and yet Texas babies are murdered today at similar levels as under the final years of Roe.
The abolitionists support bills that actually work, and more importantly obey God, over bills that do neither.
Why have Texas Republicans not actually passed an equal protection bill yet? Because Pro-Life establishment groups actively and publicly oppose such efforts, and tell lawmakers to pass weak regulations instead.
Under the Abolitionists' equal protection framework, no pro-life laws have ever been passed. Their supporters are on record opposing the Human Life Protection Act, and HB 7, which protect life in Texas today. The Human Life Protection Act forced all abortion providers to cease performing abortions or face steep penalties — up to 99 years in prison, $100,000 in civil penalties, and loss of medical license. HB 7 provides another means to hold illegal chemical abortion drug traffickers accountable.
Consider what the Abolitionists' approach would mean for Texas today if they had succeeded in their opposition to our pro-life laws: every surgical or chemical abortion provider would still be operating on Texas soil. Planned Parenthood would still be performing abortions. This Houston Planned Parenthood facility would still be open for business, taking innocent unborn lives. The baby recently aborted because he had Down Syndrome — that 21-week abortion would have been legal in Texas, where it is not today. And we would have no laws to hold illegal abortion providers or abusive partners who force abortion drugs on women accountable.
Illegal abortion drugs funneling into Texas from out of state, circumventing our laws are a problem. The answer is not punishing the women that the out-of-state providers prey on. The answer is federal action to shut down their pipeline, such as through enforcing the Comstock Act, or by the FDA removing the mail-order mifepristone option, in order to protect Texas babies, and respect the will of our state.