Rick Perry Officially Signs Texas’ New Abortion Restrictions Into Law

Rick Perry Officially Signs Texas’ New Abortion Restrictions Into Law: Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) signed a controversial abortion bill into law on Thursday morning after weeks of ongoing protest against the measure. HB 2 will criminalize abortions after 20 weeks and impose harsh regulations on abortion providers that will force the vast majority of them to close their doors. The governor added his signature [...]/p