“Gotta give credit to our Governor (and next president) Rick Perry who pushed this through.”
LOL, the technology has been around for DECADES, yet Governor Perry NEVER lifted a finger...until now.
Those of us that live in Texas, particularly in Houston, know that it was State Senator Dan Patrick that carried this bill through. It is his bill and Perry knew better than not to sign it. But to give him credit for it, when his only other history on reproductive rights was mandating Gardasil (so little girls could have wild and crazy sex in their early teen years), is pushing things a bit.
You obviously have no idea what you’re talking about. I am active in lobbying for pro-life bills in Austin and have witnessed the Governor’s advocacy for life.
First, as I’ve pointed out to you before, we don’t give tetanus shots so little boys can jump on rusty nails and we don’t give HPV vaccinations so boys and girls can have what you call “wild and crazy sex in their early teen years.”
Remember that the Governor helped push through parental notification in 1999.
He was very involved in the Woman’s Right to Know informed consent bill of 2003 (laying out specific information about the development of the baby, what an abortion is and creating a State list of services available to women who decide not to have an abortion - paid for with abortion licensing fees.
That year, we also passed our Prenatal Protection law that has been used to convict murderers and people who otherwise harm a woman, resulting in the death of her baby or babies.
These laws opened the door to parental consent in 2005, notarized parental consent, and a real decrease in teen abortion numbers (2009, the latest numbers available http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chs/vstat/vs09/t33.shtm ).