Living in the state capitol, you may have heard of "The Sonogram Bill" in some way or another. But what is it? What's all the hype about? And what's happening with the bill now?
H.B. 15 is a bill proposed by Sid Miller early in 2011. This bill calls for a stringent sonogram protocol to be followed in all cases of women seeking abortions. There has been much debate over the provisions in H.B. 15 over the past months; some claim that they are necessary steps to be taken to decrease Texas abortion rates, while others find the bill a literal and metaphorical invasion of human rights.
Most recently, on April 12, 2011, a new version of H.B. 15 was passed by the Senate State Affairs Committee--Committee Substituted House Bill (CSHB) 15. The differences between the two versions of the bill are illustrated in the table below. They may seem slight, but they still greatly impact a woman's rights when considering to receive abortion services. Some pro-life organizations are content with the provisions described in CSHB 15, but still others prefer the harsher H.B. 15 requirements.
No comments:
Post a Comment