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Abortion sonogram bill advances in Texas House
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Mar 04, 2011 12:57pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | JOE HOLLEY |
| Media | Newspaper - Houston Chronicle |
| News Date | Friday, March 4, 2011 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Flexing their super-majority muscle in the Texas House, Republican lawmakers swatted away a swarm of amendments offered by the Democratic minority on Thursday and gave preliminary approval to a House version of a bill requiring doctors to perform a sonogram on women requesting an abortion. Declared an emergency by Republican Gov. Rick Perry, the measure passed by a vote of 103 to 42.
House Bill 15, sponsored by state Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, requires a doctor performing an abortion to conduct the sonogram at least 24 hours before the procedure was to take place. The doctor also is required to show the woman the sonogram image, play the sound of the fetal heartbeat for her and describe in some detail the image that appears on the sonogram. The woman does not have to view the sonogram or hear the heartbeat, although she still would have to hear the doctor's description. |
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