It was a year ago that the Texas capitol building was the scene of an abortion mob frenzy, the likes of which has never been seen. Planned Parenthood’s paid henchmen were intent on inciting its followers to make so much noise that HB 2 would not pass. Their demonically impelled screeches and antics made it impossible for the bill to reach a vote. They knew what was at stake. They knew that if the bill passed, they would lose a tremendous amount of government funding. They also knew that they would have to spend a good deal of money upgrading their facilities or lose the dominion they have had for many years over the preborn babies of the Lone Star state.

But the demonic roar only succeeded in delaying the vote. In a subsequent special session of the Texas legislature, HB 2 passed. Much funding was stripped from the abortion giant and its allies in the abortion industry. And the doors of abortion facilities began to close. Our cries to defund Planned Parenthood to bring about its demise were realized to a great extent in the Lone Star state.

According to the Texas Tribune, in August 2013 there were 40 licensed abortion facilities operating in Texas. By March 2014, 28 licensed facilities remained. Texas pro-life leaders say that today only 16 facilities are currently committing abortions. On September 1, the portion of the law requiring that abortions take place in ambulatory surgical facilities will go into effect. On that date, the number of abortion facilities authorized to do business in Texas will drop to six.

Unless a federal judge overturns the ruling. And that is what the Texas abortion industry is banking on. On August 4, an Austin, Texas, federal court will hear arguments in Whole Women’s Health et al. v. Lakey. The lawsuit was brought by abortionists and abortion corporations in Texas challenging the ambulatory surgical center requirements of HB 2. Two of the plaintiffs are also seeking immunity from the hospital admitting requirements provision of the law.

In the complaint, Whole Women’s Health in McAllen admits that it has committed over 14,000 abortions over the past 10 years. Reproductive Services admits that it has committed over 17,000 abortions over the same time frame in El Paso. Such carnage boasted about and tallied on their bloody calculators—the same ones that calculate the fat bank deposits that result from dismembering live human beings.

Just as the dust boiled and obliterated the Texas horizon last July, it is sure to re-emerge as the Texas federal court decides Whole Women’s Health v. Lakey, and consequently whether thousands of innocent children will live or die. We consecrate this court battle to Our Lady and pray with all our hearts that the suit is not successful and that all Texas abortion facilities will shut down soon, including the six that are expected to weather the impact of HB 2.