Texas's Sonogram Before Abortion Law Allowed To Go Into Effect By 5th Circuit, Rules It Does Not Violate Doctor's Free Speech

The AP reports:

A Texas abortion law passed last year that requires doctors to show sonograms to patients can be enforced while opponents challenge it in court, a federal appeals court said Tuesday in a ruling that signaled the judges believe the law is constitutional. The group that brought the case, the Center for Reproductive Rights, has 14 days to ask for a rehearing. If there are no appeals by then, the court would most likely allow the state to begin enforcing the law. The three-judge panel of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned a temporary order against enforcing the law and went further to advise Judge Sam Sparks of Federal District Court how he should ultimately rule in the case. Chief Judge Edith H. Jones used her opinion to systematically dismantle the argument that the law infringes on the free speech rights of doctors and patients, the key argument against the law. “The required disclosures of a sonogram, the fetal heartbeat, and their medical descriptions are the epitome of truthful, non-misleading information,” Judge Jones wrote.

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