Posted on 01/24/2011 2:09:23 AM PST by upsdriver
Speaking to a pro-life rally in Austin on the anniversary of Roe v Wade yeste3rday, Texas Governor Rick Perry made a promise. Chuck Lindell of the Austin American-Statesman reports:Receiving the day's loudest and longest applause from thousands rallying against abortion, Gov. Rick Perry announced Saturday that he will designate as emergency legislation a bill requiring women seeking an abortion to first receive a sonogram of the fetus.Viewing an image from the womb and listening to the sound of the heartbeat - also required under the legislation - would ensure that each woman... (Read Full Article)
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Agreed.
A good move and a smart move.
Gov. Rick Perry announced Saturday that he will designate as emergency legislation a bill requiring women seeking an abortion to first receive a sonogram of the fetus.
Took guts.
Isn’t this the law in some states already? It needs to be the law in every state. Watch out for exploding liberal heads though. IMHO it’s a simple matter of informed consent. If the need/desire for an abortion is so thin that it can’t withstand knowing exactly what’s going to happen to the fetus then it’s probably without merit.
I’m not sure. Anyone know?
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