Originally Posted by
classical
You completely miss understand the reason for the legislation. I know personally one of the State Senators that wrote the Texas Bill. It is about wanting young women to have a full understanding of the consequence of their actions. Abortions are a huge business (cash cow) for the doctors that perform them. They and Planned Parenthood have no vested interest in offering troubled vulnerable young women an option. If a young woman looks at an ultrasound video/picture and hears the heartbeat she at least has a full understanding of the true cost of her actions. I remember seeing the ultrasound of my granddaughter and it brings home immediately that there is a life there.
A doctor is going to do the ultrasound regardless, he needs to know what is going on inside; even if he does not care about the child he wants to protect himself from a lawsuit. Therefore the state is not really forcing anything on the woman.
As to the legality sorry not true that it is legal, this is a states right issue not federal and the Supreme Court had not legal justification for ROE V WADE.
I understand you just do not get it but that is what this current election and the TEA PARTY is all about getting back to states’ rights.
Now the federal government does not have the right to force a medical procedure on someone but a state may in certain instances. For instance there are several religious groups that feel it is wrong to use a doctor or medical care. That is fine as long as they do not put a child in jeopardy however if a child has a medical condition that requires medical care or they will die then the state has the right to step in.
