decision, and i m pleased to announce the sonogram bill and emergency item. back in january, governor perry helped it along in the state legislature. the bill requires women seeking abortions in texas to get a sonogram 24 hours before an abortion. actually, why don t i let the author and one of the co-authors of the bill explain it to you. that s true. i m a country boy. if there s any medical professionals out there, they may get hung up on our terminology before they get through. we ll get through it. explain to us what the sonogram bill does. basically what this bill does, it s not so much about abortions or sonograms, but it s about the woman being fully informed. it s a procedure that will inform the lady, the girl, whoever. what this bill does would
decision, and i m pleased to announce the sonogram bill and emergency item. back in january, governor perry helped it along in the state legislature. the bill requires women seeking abortions in texas to get a sonogram 24 hours before an abortion. actually, why don t i let the author and one of the co-authors of the bill explain it to you. that s true. i m a country boy. if there s any medical professionals out there, they may get hung up on our terminology before they get through. we ll get through it. explain to us what the sonogram bill does. basically what this bill does, it s not so much about abortions or sonograms, but it s about the woman being fully informed. it s a procedure that will inform the lady, the girl,
contraception, it s politicians making decisions for american women. because american women suddenly this year can no longer be trusted to make these decisions for themselves. so, in this case, in virginia today, this is a political tactic that conveyed the message in two ways. all of these people being willing to show up to make feelings known about virginia s proposed legislation, to mandate forced medically unnecessary vaginal ultrasounds for women seeking an abortion without the woman s permission and over the objection of her doctor, a way to show up and say i am against this proposed law but they are also showing up in a way that implicitly makes their case. these protesters are being seen and not being heard. for today at least, this protest worked. the house in virginia was supposed to vote on the state s now famous anti-abortion mandatory trans-vaginal sonogram bill but the sponsor of the bill had it held for the day.
the new wave of restriction shuns even on access to contraception, it s politicians making decisions for american women. because american women suddenly this year can no longer be trusted to make these decisions for themselves. so, in this case, in virginia today, this is a political tactic that conveyed the message in two ways. all of these people being willing to show up to make feelings known about virginia s proposed legislation, to mandate forced medically unnecessary vaginal ultrasounds for women seeking an abortion without the woman s permission and over the objection of her doctor, a way to show up and say i am against this proposed law but they are also showing up in a way that implicitly makes their case. these protesters are being seen and not being heard. for today at least, this protest worked. the house in virginia was supposed to vote on the state s now famous anti-abortion mandatory trans-vaginal sonogram