AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Catholic bishops applauded the Jan. 11 decision of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals allowing the state to enforce a sonogram law requiring abortion providers to offer women the opportunity to view the ultrasound images of their unborn children.

"Providing mothers access to sonograms informs them about the risks and complications associated with abortion," said Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston. "These consultations save lives by educating mothers who may not realize that the child in their womb is exactly that — a unique, irreplaceable human life."