State Senate backs off on ultrasound

Abortion is a sensitive issue for most people. Pro life or Pro choice, there are many arguments to be made for either side. Republican Senator Dan Patrick has taken this argument a step further by introducing a bill to the Texas Senate that would force women seeking abortion to view an ultrasound before doing so. According to the article in the May 1st edition of the Statesman, there has been a major alteration. Fortunately, Senator Patrick has made a change to his own bill by making this requirement still mandatory, but giving women the option to decline. This is nothing more than an attempt for Pro life advocates to gain control over the situation by forcing guilt or remorse upon women in hopes of changing their mind. Such a bill would only add further stress and could lead to further complications; something that wouldn’t be healthy for mother or child. I personally believe in the right to choose, but would never consider doing so myself and in choosing so, have no reason to force by beliefs upon someone else. As such, Patrick and other politicians have no business in forcing their beliefs in the form of a law. We love to preach freedom, but when it comes to such a controversial topic, are those rights really protected? Instead we are forced to rely on the interpretation of heavily persuaded politicians to make decisions for us with the intention of protecting us from ourselves. When considering this difficult decision by potential mothers, it should be left to those parties involved and no others. Despite the major amendment to the proposed bill, I hope it doesn’t make it though the House as it did the Senate.