Texas Republican blocked an attempt from Democrats on Thursday to honor former Planned Parents’ Union Chairman Cecil Richards, who passed away at the age of 67 in January after fighting brain cancer, a Texas Tribune. It has been reported.
Democratic state lawmaker Donna Howard suggestion A resolution honoring Richards, and it reportedly Other monumentsIt includes Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), who died of pancreatic cancer in 2024, and Corey Comperatore, a Pennsylvania father, who was shot dead in July 2024 when he attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“House” Leadership is trying to combine the honor of Jill Glover and Corey Comperatore with a universal resolution. This also honors Cecil Richards, the former president of the Planned Parenthood.”
“Her legacy is the murder of millions of babies,” he added.
“I won! ” Republican Rep. Nate Schatzline posted on X after the vote. “The resolution honoring Plannard’s custody of custody, Cecil Richards, has been blocked! Texas never honors those who killed a large number of unborn babies! We speak for the 63.6 million babies killed by the Abortion Industrial Park! Texas is a life support nation!”
According to Tribunedebate over the resolution began early Thursday morning, with Republicans ultimately “detecting from the considerations of the day and effectively torpedoing through the entire memorial.” Conservative lawmakers were furious at the prospect of honoring Richards, while others questioned Texas Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who allowed the resolution to move forward.
“As a speaker, do you believe it’s appropriate to honor Cecil Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, over Easter weekend?” asked Rep. Brian Harrison, a Republican from Midlothian.
Rep. Wes Wildell (R-Brady) took part in and asked the speaker, “Is this the standard procedure for honoring those who killed millions of unborn babies?”
Democrats Senator Ramon Romero Jr. said,The tradition of this family is that we honor those people, whether we agree with their lives or not. ”
“We all deserve the opportunity to come in front of this room and know that we and them will meet with the utmost respect. That’s what I was expecting when I submitted my HR 236.” “The Richards family was denied the opportunity.”
Richards, daughter of former Texas governor Anne Richards (D). It was revealed In January 2024, she lived with brain cancer, but vowed to continue her fight for abortion while fighting the illness. She was diagnosed in mid-2023 with an incurable and aggressive disease called glioblastoma.
Richards oversaw nearly 4 million abortions while leading the planned parent-child relationship for 12 years between 2006 and 2018. According to Susan B. Anthony Prolife America.
During that time, she developed a significant amount of organization, increasing the base of donors and volunteers from 3 million to 11 million. According to In Texas Tribune. She also raised more money than any other time in Planned Parenthood history and overcharged the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the organization’s political advocacy arm.
Richards was at the helm of the organization during a planned parent-child relationship. defendant The organization has denied the allegations, but it is illegally harvesting and selling body parts from a discontinued baby. she I resigned In 2018, however, he continued to work as an abortion activist.
A few months before her death, resigning President Joe Biden was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a private ceremony.
The medal of freedom is given at the president’s discretion to civilians who have made “particularly meritful contributions” to the United States.
Richards I was urged A woman who gets “bold” when talking about her abortion during her speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago in 2024, is I said When a woman can abort a fetus, it is “unstoppable.”
“One day, our kids and grandchildren might ask us, ‘What did you do when it was all on the line?’ And the only acceptable answer is everything we can do,” Richards said.
According to Tribune“that It remains unclear when the memorial calendar will return and whether Richards’ name will be on top of it. ”
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her on x @thekat_hamilton.
