Federal Judge Sam Sparks made an important decision for women in Texas this week. A new law requiring women to view a sonogram before having an abortion was going to go into effect next week. The Center for Reproductive Rights took this new coming law to Texas’s Federal court. Sparks overturned the new law, stating that forcing a woman to view a picture of her pre-aborted child as well as listing to the heart beat was an infringement of a woman’s First Amendment. This new law also stated that to get out of viewing the sonogram, women could sign a statement saying they were raped, or a victim of incest. This was also a huge reason the law was over passed because Sparks stated that it could not be up to the state to force women to disclose such personal information.
Abortion is always a hot topic, because you never really find a society who sees a grey area to the topic. This is a great ruling for women of Texas who are choosing to have an abortion, and to those who are open to the issue. The state was trying to manipulate an already high driven emotional experience by forcing them to see their planned aborted fetus. This is a great example of how a group of people felt so strongly about something that they wanted to go against a law. It is also a great example of how a group of people got a law passed. It is clear that this law started with people who were anti-abortion, and it ended with a group of people who were pro-choice fighting for women’s rights. Also, it is a wonderful example of a person in power over a society, using his power in right ways in accordance with the Constitution. Although abortion is a tough topic for most societies, this case shows all sides.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/us/31brfs-JUDGEHALTSAN_BRF.html?_r=1&ref=abortion
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