1. SB 920 (Sen. Patrick): Mandatory Medical Interference: Ultrasounds:
This bill would have: required providers of abortion care to purchase sonogram machines at their expense and (in some physician’s offices) regardless of their own professional standards of care; unnecessarily required physicians to perform an ultrasound prior to abortion care (most already do); required physicians to "provide ... and review with the woman" i.e. force women seeking abortion care (for whatever reason) to view an ultrasound image.

1. The 1st scored vote was taken on the bill in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on 4/24/2007. A pro-choice vote was a "nay" vote against the bill.
2. A 2nd scored vote to consider the bill on the Senate floor was taken on 5/2/2007. A pro-choice vote was a "nay" vote against the bill.
3. A 3rd scored vote was taken on the bill on the Senate floor on 5/2/2007. Sen. Hinojosa offered an amendment that any obstetric ultrasound required shall be done at no cost to the patient. This amendment failed adoption. A pro-choice vote was a "yea" vote for the amendment.
4. A 4th scored vote was taken on the bill on the Senate floor to pass the bill to the House on 5/3/2007. A pro-choice vote was a "nay" against passing the bill to the House.

This bill "died" awaiting consideration on the House floor on 5/22/2007.