December 14, 2021

Texas Right to Life Receives Second Bomb Threat Since Passage of Texas Heartbeat Act

After the Texas Heartbeat Act became law in September, Texas Right to Life has received a barrage of hateful threats. Last week, the organization received its second bomb threat.

Texas Right to Life said that it had "spearheaded" the pro-life legislation, and it had also created a website that would make it easier for Texans to report violations of the Heartbeat Act. Under the law, private citizens could file lawsuits against those who participate in the abortions of unborn children with detectable heartbeats.

The organization stated that they received a letter on Dec 6 in which the sender threatened to bomb the Texas Right to Life facility for promoting the Heartbeat Act. Police are investigating the threat.

“Devaluing life inside the womb inevitably leads to violence outside the womb,” Texas Right to Life President Elizabeth Graham stated in an email. “These recent crimes demonstrate the brokenness, anger, and pain of the pro-abortion movement. We pray for the perpetrator, that he or she may find healing in Christ, and we ask for prayers for our staff.”

This is the second bomb threat received by Texas Right to Life. The first came in September just days after the Heartbeat Act was enacted. Days later, the group received a mysterious package that some suspected to be a bomb. Police responded and found the package to not be harmful, but the organization should not have to live in fear. Texas Right to Life received thousands of voice messages in the aftermath of the Heartbeat Act's passage, many of them wishing death and rape upon staff members.