The original sculpture was installed in the Church of San Marcello al Corso in Rome last year and is often interpreted as a depiction of Mary and Jesus.
, R-Flower Mound, in a 20-10 vote on Tuesday. The legislation itself does not mean the monument will be erected, but it gives the State Preservation Board permission to begin accepting plans and raising private funding., R-Cypress, will be considered in the House Culture, Recreation and Tourism Committee later this week.
Several senators opposed the resolution, saying the statue seems to promote anti-abortion and religious beliefs in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. The Texas Legislature previously passed a law to ban nearly all abortions in the event that the court took such action. “It’s going to feel to a lot of people like the celebration of a political victory last session of outlawing abortion in Texas,” said Sen.Parker said the statue is intended as a celebration of life and motherhood and not meant to make a political statement., Schmalz said he set out to create “one of the most beautiful, life-affirming sculptures possible, a pro-life statue, that is all about the hope that beauty can save life.
Lucy Tompkins works for the Tribune as a housing and homelessness reporting fellow through The New York Times’, which is funded through grants from the Ford Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation , with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors serving as a fiscal sponsor.
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