Lawmaker Imposes Dominionist Theocracy On Texas

[Joanne98]

AUSTIN - Women who want to terminate their pregnancy in Texas would be required to listen for the heartbeat and get ultrasound images made of the fetus before undergoing the procedure, under new anti-abortion measures proposed Monday.

It was one of dozens of measures unveiled on the first day to file bills before Texas lawmakers meet in regular session early next year.

State Rep. Frank Corte, R-San Antonio, filed the bill seeking the new “informed consent” requirements for women who seek an abortion. Corte’s policy director, Kathi Seay, said the legislation “is not to encourage or discourage anything, it’s just to make sure they have all the information they need.” Abortion rights advocates called the legislation “politically divisive” and vowed to mount a vigorous effort to defeat it.

“It’s something that we will absolutely be fighting,” said Sara Cleveland, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Texas. Cleveland predicted that conservatives would have a tougher time this year passing abortion curbs because Democrats, generally more liberal on reproductive rights, increased their numbers in the state House and Senate.

Representative Frank J. Corte, Jr. repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.

Corte always receives Abortion Issue Endorsements from Right To Life Groups

2007 Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to NARAL Pro-Choice Texas’s position, Representative Corte received a rating of 0.

2005 supported the interests of the Texas Right to Life Committee 100 percent.

http://www.reachm.com/amstreet/archives/2008/11/13/lawmaker-imposes-dominionist-theocracy-on-texas/

[dmallind]

1. OK let's compromise

They get all the information needed like this, but all the information also on lifetime costs to raise a child to age 18, the time commitments, the number of deaths and injuries caused or exacerbated by pregnancy and childbirth, projected college tuition for 18-22 years hence, the rates of child abuse, juvenile delinquency, teenage pregnancy and so on, the effect on a woman's lifetime earnings once she takes off time to raise a child.

Because I think these are the most important considerations in choosing to have a child or not? No. They matter of course, but are secondary concerns.

To "encourage or discourage anything"? Perish the thought.


Just to make sure women have all the information they need.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

2. In all the joy over our new

President taking office in Jan 2009, I knew there was a downside to odd years...
the Lege will be in session :banghead:

[RainDog]

3. a blastocyte doesn't have a heartbeat

most abortions are very early in a pregnancy. the way that roe v wade is set up, restrictions on abortion become greater the further along a pregnancy may be because of changing viability.

why is this carnival barker trying to make this an issue?

I detest the right wing assumption that woman say.. "oh, it's saturday night and I haven't had my late term abortion yet for the fun of it so that I can go party tomorrow" with this sort of crap.

Abortion is an issue about which women and doctors are well informed. To insinuate that women must undergo some test imposed by a religious extremist sect of this nation is simply repulsive.

Republicans, at least the talibornagain faction, demonstrate repeatedly their hatred of women by these sorts of actions.