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Greg Abbott: “We really wanted to pass a law that did more to protect life…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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A Conversation With Governor Greg Abbott

Published | Video Starts at 08:56

So a lot of the lead strategy behind this came from a person who was my former Solicitor General when I was the Attorney General of Texas. The strategy was twofold. One, We really wanted to pass a law that did more to protect life than ever before. And I think that we can all agree, we should all be able to agree that every child with a heartbeat should be spared from the ravages of abortion. (08:56–09:02)

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Asserts the intention behind the law was to protect life more than previous laws.

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