Governor Rick Perry Signs Sonogram Before Abortion Bill Into Texas Law

The Miami Herald reports that Governor Rick Perry "said Tuesday during a ceremonial signing of the bill that Texas women will now have information they need if they decide to end their pregnancies... The law, which takes effect Sept. 1, requires doctors to make the image of the fetus, and the fetal heartbeat, available to a woman, although she may decline to see or hear it. Doctors must describe the fetus, noting the size and condition of limbs and organs. The law also requires women to wait 24 hours after the sonogram to have an abortion, unless they live more than 100 miles from an abortion provider. In that case, they have to wait two hours. Exceptions are allowed in emergencies, in cases of incest or rape, or if there are fetal abnormalities."

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According to the New York Times, "at least three other states have similar laws, and Oklahoma passed a bill last year requiring a doctor to provide a detailed oral description of the embryo, but a court has temporarily stayed that measure pending a lawsuit." Tweet