The House State Affairs Committee will hear testimony Wednesday on its version of a bill that mandates sonograms be done before an abortion and the images and sounds made available to women. Unlike the bill that already has passed the Senate, it doesn't provide any exceptions for women who are getting an abortion due to rape, incest or because of severe and irreversible fetal abnormalities. The House bill also opens the tort door against doctors who fail to adhere to the sonogram bill, saying the patient, her relatives and even a district attorney can sue doctors -- for real and punitive damages -- who fail to follow the law. There are also civil fines of up to $10,000 an occurance. Failure could also cost a medical license.
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