This legislative session, advocates celebrated the passage of House Bill 181, which would have established a sickle cell patient registry.
However, celebrations over the registry were cut short last week, when Governor Greg Abbott announced he had vetoed the bill. Supporters of the bill were quick to point out the irony of Abbott’s timing: The announcement came over Juneteenth weekend, just a few days before World Sickle Day.
Source: Abbott Torpedoes Sickle-Cell Legislation on Juneteenth Weekend
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