In the article from Feburary 10, 2011, "For Texas Senate Dems, Abortion Bill Reveals Split" by Julian Aguilar from The Texas Tribune, the future of abortion in Texas is in debate. The abortion bill that is being reviewed now mandates that a doctor perform a sonogram 24 hours before the procedure. In addition to the sonogram, the doctor must play the audio of the heartbeat and show the woman the images of the fetus. The woman will have a chance to deny listening to the audio or look at the images but she must hear a description of the fetus. With these extra services, it might help the woman change her mind on the procedure. In this article, senators express their reasons on why they are pro-life or pro-choice. Senators who are pro-life explain that they were raised under the Catholic religion that ultimately influenced their view on this issue. In their Catholic view, abortion would just be another form of murder, killing the potential life the baby could have in the future. In contrast to the pro-life supporters, the pro-choice senators focus on the rights of women and that the government should not interfere with it. The pro-choice supporters believe that it would ultimately be the woman's right to decide after evaluation of her options.
I think this article is worth reading because this is one of the most debated issues at the state and national level involving a person's rights and the government's authority. This issue is very subtle that it cannot be decided in total favor of pro-life or pro-choice. As the debate go on, more details will be revealed on the abortion issue.
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