When it comes to abortion rights, they've effectively won.

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Yes, Roe v Wade is still the law of the land, but it now stands largely as a hollow right. In state after state, laws restricting access have been enacted. Fewer and fewer docs are doing abortions. Fewer are being trained in the procedures. More and more clinics have been shuttered. Yes, there are states where there is still reasonable access, but in many states, that's not the case.

Oh, and here's the news for the day:

Perry signs sonogram before abortion bill into Texas law

By Anna M. Tinsley
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

As Gov. Rick Perry touted Texas' new law that requires women seeking abortions to have a sonogram, a national abortion-rights group worked to prepare a legal challenge to what they call one of the most restrictive laws in the country.

Surrounded by supporters, Perry said Tuesday during a ceremonial signing of the bill that Texas women will now have information they need if they decide to end their pregnancies.

"Every life lost to abortion is a tragedy we all must work together to prevent," said Perry, who had designated the measure an "emergency" item this session. "This important bill will ensure that every Texas woman seeking an abortion has all the facts about the life she is carrying and understands the devastating impact of such a life-changing decision."

The law, which takes effect Sept. 1, requires doctors to make the image of the fetus, and the fetal heartbeat, available to a woman, although she may decline to see or hear it.

Doctors must describe the fetus, noting the size and condition of limbs and organs. The law also requires women to wait 24 hours after the sonogram to have an abortion, unless they live more than 100 miles from an abortion provider. In that case, they have to wait two hours.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/25/2233842/perry-signs-sonogram-before-abortion.html#ixzz1NNWpcE00