Pro-Life Legislation

In 2005, Perry signed a new law that requires minor girls to receive
parental consent before getting an abortion. This law strengthens a
parental notification law Perry supported as Lt. Gov. in 1999, which
helped reduce teen abortions by 26 percent. Perry has also signed a ban
on third trimester abortions, a ban on tax dollars being used to
support abortion facilities, a prenatal protection act that protects
unborn children from assault, and an informed consent law that helps
expectant mothers better understand the risks and consequences of
abortion. Perry supports a ban on human cloning and will veto any
legislation that provides state dollars for embryonic stem cell
research, a process that ends a human life.