Abbott lauded the efforts of the anti-abortion movement after a landmark year for opponents of the procedure.
Hundreds of people march in downtown Austin during the Texas Rally for Life event at the Capitol in Austin on Saturday.
“We promised we would protect the life of every child with a heartbeat, and we did. I signed a law doing exactly that,” Abbott said, also noting to the crowd that he signed into law a measure thatThe crowd spent the day on the Texas Capitol’s south lawn, celebrating their victory, a decades-long fight to bring an end to abortion. The rally was held on the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that was made on Jan. 28, 1973.
While Abbott and others lauded the work of the anti-abortion movement other rally participants said they felt there was still work to be done. Katie Martin, who also came with a small group from her church in Austin, said she plans to pour support into organizations and churches who can help pregnant Texans with everything from diapers to child care so the option of abortion becomes less attractive.
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