Texas GOP Wish List Includes Death Penalty for Abortion Patients

Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.

'Putting pregnant people to death for abortion has officially gone mainstream,' said one reproductive justice group on Wednesday as the Texas Republican Party considered a platform for 2024 that includes a new proposal to ensure 'equal protection for the preborn' under the state's criminal laws.

'In Texas, the murder of a child younger than 15 is punishable by the death penalty, and with 'equal protection' for fetuses and embryos, advocates said this week that it stands to reason that people could also face execution for obtaining or providing abortion care if the state GOP enacts Plank 35 of its platform.

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