Perry: ?Mob rule? set back Texas abortion bill

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AP10ThingsToSee - Opponents of an abortion bill walk in circles around supporters of the bill as a committee holds hearings on the bill near by at the Texas state capitol, Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Austin, Texas. Gov. Rick Perry has called lawmakers back for another special session with abortion on the top of the agenda. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

By Tribune-Review

Published: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 5:51?p.m.
Updated 10 minutes ago

AUSTIN ? Gov. Rick Perry blamed ?mob rule? for derailing passage of a restrictive abortion measure in Texas, but he's confident the bill will pass once the Legislature convenes on Monday.

The Republican said on ?Fox News Sunday? that the Senate gallery last month was ?out of control? at the conclusion of a filibuster by Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis. He said, ?Nothing like that has ever happened in Texas history.? A raucous crowd of abortion rights activists disrupted Senate action, prompting Perry to call a second special session. The Texas House will vote this week on the measure, which would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

?? Associated Press

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