Austin, Texas (CNN) -- A Texas legislative committee approved a measure Thursday that would place broad new restrictions on abortions in the state, paving the way for the contentious legislation to become law. House Bill 2 cleared the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on a 6-3 vote. The bill will move to the full Senate floor Friday afternoon in the second attempt to pass the legislation in the Senate. The bill originally failed to pass during the previous special session because of a filibuster from Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis. Rick Santorum, the former U.S. senator and presidential candidate, joined Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Republican members of the Texas House and Senate on Thursday to voice support for the bill and disdain for Davis and those who would seek to block the legislation.
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A Texas Senate committee approves a house bill that restricts abortion
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The bill will move to the full Senate floor Friday afternoon
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A Democratic senator's filibuster killed the bill in a previous special session
The @placeholder legislators who support it say the bill isn't about banning abortions, but rather about protecting women's health.