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‘Texas Is A Free And Independent State’: Texas Rep Introduces Bill To Ban Abortion

Ben Zeisloft
‘Texas Is A Free And Independent State’: Texas Rep Introduces Bill To Ban Abortion
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A Texas state legislator introduced a bill that would immediately ban abortion, under the theory that Texas is a “free and independent state.”

State Rep. Bryan Slaton (R-TX) introduced HB 103 — the “Abolition of Abortion through Equal Protection for All Unborn Children Act” — on July 8 to invoke Texan state sovereignty and abolish abortion within the state’s borders.

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