Trying to make abortions RARE. Making sure only Citizens and Residents Vote in Texas Elections. TEXAS PRIDE

Quote:In an important vote for pro-life values, the Republican-controlled Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 16 on Thursday afternoon. The legislation requires that doctors must perform a sonogram at least two hours before an abortion and has additional language instructing doctors to describe the sonogram and details of the baby to the mother. SB 16 passed by a vote of 21- 10 with 18 Republican legislators voting for the bill. We thank our Senators for taking leadership for the protection of life and a woman's right to be fully informed!

RPT State Chairman Steve Munisteri praised the Senate for the vote, stating "I applaud our Texas Senators for passing the Sonogram Bill so quickly. Along with Voter ID, our Senators have been very responsive at passing these priority items - two of our RPT legislative priorites for the session. I wish to recognize and congratulate Senator Dan Patrick and Lt. Governor David Dewhurst for their leadership on this bill and also wish to thank Governor Rick Perry for naming this as an emergency item to allow the Senate to consider it early in the session."

The Sonogram bill now moves on to the Texas House of Representatives where our Republican super-majority is expected to approve the measure with little delay. However, we still encourage all Texans who are concerned about the bill to contact their state representatives and urge them to support the passage of this legislation.

Seems to be reasonable legislation that allows for pro informed choice. At the very least no one should have an abortion while thinking the fetus is a blob of tissue. I believe this law can save lives.

Here in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, there are ads running on local TV that point out the advances in medical technology since Roe v. Wade that allow us to see and even perform surgery on an unborn child in the womb.

(02-20-2011 12:04 AM)chargeradio Wrote:  Here in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, there are ads running on local TV that point out the advances in medical technology since Roe v. Wade that allow us to see and even perform surgery on an unborn child in the womb.

Advances in technology have, all-in-all, been a mixed bag in terms of their moral consequences. But ironically, this (abortion) is one aspect of life where technology has been helpful, because we now can actually see images of the unborn person inside a pregnant mother. That hasn't been possible throughout most of human history.

Once you've seen such images, it becomes far more difficult to dismiss that person as a mere blob of protoplasm or what have you.