Gov. Greg Abbott says he's willing to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips as opioid...
. “There’s going to be a movement across the state to make sure we do everything that we can to protect people from dying from fentanyl, and I think test strips will be one of those ways,” he said.
We hope he's right, and we applaud the governor's change of heart. It may indeed save lives. As many as half of overdose deaths are due to drugs laced with fentanyl without the users’ knowledge, according to a 2019 estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But how many lives could have been saved already in Texas if the governor hadn't resisted the test-strip solution in the first place? Parents who have lost children in this crisis should be asking that question. Abbott's about-face, welcome as it is, is just another example of our state leaders rejecting science and the advice of health advocates until the political winds are favorable to such changes.
It's the same thing we're hearing now from Republican lawmakers who are signaling that they're ready to consider adding some nuance to the state's extreme abortion ban after so many instances of women imperiled as doctors weighed what kind of intervention was needed with what was still allowed under the law.
Why does it take carnage and suffering and tragedies ripping through families for Texas leaders to see the wisdom in policies that have been no-brainersSadly, we know the answer. In our state, top Republicans don't make policies based on what can help the most Texans, but what can help the Texans who matter most: their donors and voters.
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