The HHSC report showed that 5,404 abortions occurred in August 2021. In September, the month the Heartbeat Act took effect, there were 2,197 abortions. The daily number of abortions in Texas has dropped from about 160 to about 70. Texas Right to Life estimates that the law has saved 15,000 babies since it took effect.
“The success of the Texas Heartbeat Act is embodied by every child saved. For over 150 days, our work has saved an estimated 100 babies per day,” TRTL Media & Communication director Kimberlyn Schwartz said. “Our impact is only just beginning as more states seek to replicate our success and as we look to the Mississippi case that could overturn Roe this summer.”