Abortion has been a controversial topic for many years and is still till this day a major political issue facing the state of Texas. Currently the state of Texas is dealing with the House Bill 2 which makes abortions in Texas very difficult to obtain. The state of Texas is governed by Republican governor Greg Abbott who is anti-abortion and who was the person to sign such bill into legislation. Wendy Davis former Texas senator is part of the Democratic party, is pro- choice and tried to challenge the bill but unfortunately was unsuccessful in her efforts as the bill proved constitutional. The abortion issue is of great significance to society as it affects women who become pregnant and may have to consider abortion and it also affects tax
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The first post that pops up on the page is “please share if you’re a proud Texan who stands for life!” then attached is a link to an article titled abortion opponents urge Supreme court to uphold Texas law. The Republican party has reached out to multiple aged groups by creating their Facebook page and sharing many articles and openly showing their support for anti-abortion. Texas has been a “red” state for many years which means that Texas is a Republican state. According to the republican platform 2016 under the fifth amendment: page 13-14 protecting human life, the republican party states “we assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental right to life which cannot be infringed”. Therefore, the Republicans have very strong opinions on abortion and want to ban them unless medically necessary and is also not willing to provide funding for low income families in such …show more content…
The democratic party believes in women’s reproductive rights. The democratic party is pro-choice and believes that the neither the state nor politics should be involved in the woman’s decision making, but they believe that the state should fund abortions so that low income families may seek safe abortions regardless of their ability to pay.
There is a third party in Texas that has views on abortion similar to mines. They are the Libertarian party in Texas. They believe that abortion is a woman’s choice and that government should not be involved in that decision. They also believe that the state should not pay for abortions.
Currently the 2016 Presidential election is in underway and early voting has officially begun in Texas as of 10-24-2016 the United States will soon have their forty-fifth President. The Candidates include Republican party Donald Trump, Democratic party Hilary Clinton, and third party Gary Johnson. Donald Trump is anti-abortion while Hilary Clinton and Gary Johnson are pro-choice. Many worry how the outcome of the election may affect the abortion laws in Texas. Both runners Hillary and Donald have used social media such as twitter to express their thoughts and with thousands of followers, likes, and retweets their opinion on the matter has been seen by many Texans and will greatly influence the
The first post that pops up on the page is “please share if you’re a proud Texan who stands for life!” then attached is a link to an article titled abortion opponents urge Supreme court to uphold Texas law. The Republican party has reached out to multiple aged groups by creating their Facebook page and sharing many articles and openly showing their support for anti-abortion. Texas has been a “red” state for many years which means that Texas is a Republican state. According to the republican platform 2016 under the fifth amendment: page 13-14 protecting human life, the republican party states “we assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental right to life which cannot be infringed”. Therefore, the Republicans have very strong opinions on abortion and want to ban them unless medically necessary and is also not willing to provide funding for low income families in such …show more content…
The democratic party believes in women’s reproductive rights. The democratic party is pro-choice and believes that the neither the state nor politics should be involved in the woman’s decision making, but they believe that the state should fund abortions so that low income families may seek safe abortions regardless of their ability to pay.
There is a third party in Texas that has views on abortion similar to mines. They are the Libertarian party in Texas. They believe that abortion is a woman’s choice and that government should not be involved in that decision. They also believe that the state should not pay for abortions.
Currently the 2016 Presidential election is in underway and early voting has officially begun in Texas as of 10-24-2016 the United States will soon have their forty-fifth President. The Candidates include Republican party Donald Trump, Democratic party Hilary Clinton, and third party Gary Johnson. Donald Trump is anti-abortion while Hilary Clinton and Gary Johnson are pro-choice. Many worry how the outcome of the election may affect the abortion laws in Texas. Both runners Hillary and Donald have used social media such as twitter to express their thoughts and with thousands of followers, likes, and retweets their opinion on the matter has been seen by many Texans and will greatly influence the