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One of Gov. Rick Perry’s designated “emergency” pieces of legislation cleared an early hurdle on Wednesday when the Senate State Affairs Committee voted in favor of a bill that would require a physician to perform a sonogram on a pregnant woman two hours before performing an abortion.
The bill passed on a 7-1 vote, with Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, dissenting. It is likely to be heard by the full Senate as early as next week.
The Senate passed bills in 2007 and 2009 that included sonogram provisions, but those efforts died in the House. On Wednesday, the committee approved a revised version of the bill, sponsored by State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston.
In its original form, doctors would be required to perform a sonogram, explain the procedure as it is performed and require a woman to see the image and hear the heartbeat of the fetus. That version contained language that allowed a woman to “avert her eyes” if she chose. A committee substitute introduced Wednesday would allow a woman to refuse to see the sonogram or hear the heartbeat.
“This is an issue about empowering women,” said Patrick, an outspoken abortion opponent. “What this bill does is remove the barrier that is placed in front of women now from getting information they’re entitled to.”
We pro-lifers in Texas have been praying for this bill, and we will continue to do so!
…Of course PP is up in arms about it.
I still want the bill to pass but I keep thinking…how will it be enforced?
One of Gov. Rick Perry’s designated “emergency” pieces of legislation cleared an early hurdle on Wednesday when the Senate State Affairs Committee voted in favor of a bill that would require a physician to perform a sonogram on a pregnant woman two hours before performing an abortion.
The bill passed on a 7-1 vote, with Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, dissenting. It is likely to be heard by the full Senate as early as next week.
The Senate passed bills in 2007 and 2009 that included sonogram provisions, but those efforts died in the House. On Wednesday, the committee approved a revised version of the bill, sponsored by State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston.
In its original form, doctors would be required to perform a sonogram, explain the procedure as it is performed and require a woman to see the image and hear the heartbeat of the fetus. That version contained language that allowed a woman to “avert her eyes” if she chose. A committee substitute introduced Wednesday would allow a woman to refuse to see the sonogram or hear the heartbeat.
“This is an issue about empowering women,” said Patrick, an outspoken abortion opponent. “What this bill does is remove the barrier that is placed in front of women now from getting information they’re entitled to.”
We pro-lifers in Texas have been praying for this bill, and we will continue to do so!
…Of course PP is up in arms about it.
I still want the bill to pass but I keep thinking…how will it be enforced?
