Anti-abortion activists lobbied at the State Capitol Tuesday to show support for proposed legislation that would require a pregnant woman to see an ultrasound of her baby before undergoing an abortion.
The legislation was filed under Senate Bill 182 and House Bill 36.
Hundreds of anti-abortion advocates from across the state rallied in front of the State Capitol to show their support for the bills. Governor Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott and other elected officials were also on hand to speak to the crowd.
The governor and other GOP leaders, with an eye toward 2010 elections, eagerly touted their opposition to abortion and their support of further restrictions before a crowd that represents a solid activist base in the March Republican primaries next year.
Perry peppered his speech with barbs at Washington, citing President Barack Obama’s likelihood of ending a ban on federal dollars for embryonic stem cells research and his lifting the prohibition against doctors discussing abortions in medical programs that receive American foreign aid.
