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Trust me, I don’t have a conscience, again

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ February 18, 2011 ⋅ 2 Comments

The Obama administration has released their new conscience regulations from the Health and Human Services dept. See this Adobe, pdf: http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2011-03993_PI.pdf There is now no protection for doctors who won’t council abortion, who refuse to prescribe contraception (including post-coital “contraception”) or those who don’t wish to perform fertility treatments for “certain groups of people.” Of … Continue reading →

New video on the Sonogram Bill, SB16/HB 201

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ February 14, 2011 ⋅ Leave a comment

From Texas Alliance For Life

Senate Bill 16 Committee Hearing Report

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ February 14, 2011 ⋅ 2 Comments

On Wednesday, February 9, 2011, the Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 16. Video of the hearings are available on line. Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here. Senator Dan Patrick’s legislation would improve the 2003 law, the Woman’s Right to Know Act, and introduce the requirement that the doctor … Continue reading →

Primer for would be (Texan) political junkies

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ February 13, 2011 ⋅ Leave a comment

On Wednesday February 9, 2011, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee held its hearing on the Ultrasound Bill, Senate Bill 16, introduced by Senator Dan Patrick, a Republican from the Houston area. I drove to Austin to testify along with many other men and women, in spite of the predictions of temps below freezing and … Continue reading →

Texas Senate Bill 16: The Ultrasound Bill

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ February 13, 2011 ⋅ Leave a comment

I posted a note on the Bill on my Facebook page, and you can see an ultrasound of an 11 1/2 week old “fetus” — some of us would call “it” a baby —- that was done at the Capitol on Thursday, here.