by Texas Right to Life | Feb 7, 2012 | Abortion, Legislation
Yesterday, federal Judge Sam Sparks dismissed a lawsuit which sought to prevent Texas from enforcing a law requiring abortionists to show women a pre-abortion sonogram. The lawsuit, brought forth by the Center for Reproductive Rights, alleged that the sonogram...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 21, 2012 | Abortion, Legislation
On Friday, January 20th, a federal judge in Austin held what should be the final hearing on our new Sonogram Law. The law, passed in the 2011 82nd Legislative Session, requires abortionists to show women a sonogram before an abortion, describe the image on the screen,...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 20, 2012 | Legislation
Texas Right to Life’s legislative director, John Seago, tweeted live during what should be the last hearing in the federal Austin district court on the constitutionality of the Texas Sonogram Law. Johnseago ICYMI: Judge Sparks was very hesitant today when CRR...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 13, 2012 | Legislation
This morning the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals released another favorable order regarding the Texas sonogram law. Starting today, the State of Texas has the legal green light to disregard the block placed on the law by anti-Life Judge Sparks. The State of...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 12, 2012 | Legislation
On January 10, a federal three-judge panel ruled that Texas can now enforce a law requiring abortionists to conduct and show women a pre-abortion sonogram while the constitutionality of the law is still being examined in a lower Austin District court. ...
