Bill to inform pregnant college students about their rights and resources stalls in Senate

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

Pregnant students’ rights act stalls in Senate

A bill that would ensure pregnant college students are informed of their rights failed to pass in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

The bill stalled after passing in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. The Pregnant Students’ Rights Act would require colleges to provide information to mothers about on-campus resources that exist to help them carry their babies to term and care for their babies after birth as well as other accommodations.

In addition, the bill would give students information on how to file a discrimination complaint based on pregnancy if needed.

Proponents say the bill was about supporting women and sharing information about the resources available to them.

“No student should have to choose between her child and her education, and, in fact, many services are in place for those who are building their families’ future at school,” said Kristan Hawkins, head of Students for Life of America. “The least that we can do is simply share information with young families about all those ready to help.”

Texas attorney general sues abortionist for mailing pills allegedly used in crime

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing an abortionist for allegedly sending illegal abortion drugs into Texas following a reported poisoning.

Paxton filed the lawsuit against Debra Lynch, a Delaware-based nurse practitioner who ships abortion drugs to Texas through the organization Her Safe Harbor.

According to two recent lawsuits in Texas, two fathers illegally purchased abortion drugs. In one case, a man allegedly poisoned his girlfriend with the pill, sending her to the hospital and killing her unborn child.

“This illegal operation endangers the lives of unborn children and their mothers and must be stopped,” the lawsuit reads.

The attorney general has also taken legal action against two other abortion drug providers, Plan C and Coeytaux, to prevent them from shipping abortion pills to Texas residents, according to a press release from his office.

“The day of reckoning for this radical out-of-state abortion drug trafficker is here,” said Paxton in a Jan. 27 statement. “No one, regardless of where they live, will be freely allowed to aid in the murder of unborn children in Texas.”