Flere amerikanske aviser har fjernet Doonesbury fra deres sider i denne uge.

In response to a Texas law requiring doctors to perform pre-abortion sonograms to shame women into going through with unwanted pregnancies, Garry Trudeau has penned a controversial Doonesbury comic strip to address the law, which he describes as "lunacy." The strip, which may or may not appear in your local newspaper this week, portrays a woman seeking an abortion at a Texas clinic. In one panel, a doctor reads a script provided by Governor Rick Perry, welcoming the woman to a "compulsory transvaginal exam." In another section, a Texas legislator calls the woman a "slut."While the strip is undoubtedly left-leaning, it is not nearly as controversial as Trudeau's personal views on the law. In an interview with the Washington Post, Trudeau calls the ultrasound device used in the procedure a "10-inch shaming wand," and he compares the invasive sonogram to rape: "The World Health Organization defines rape as 'physically forced or otherwise coerced penetration — even if slight — of the vulva or anus, using a penis, other body parts or an object.' You tell me the difference."

Ugens emne i serien blev også taget under The Daily Shows kærlige vinger for ganske nylig, og også her blev den behandling kvinder, der i Texas vælger at få abort, bliver udsat for, sidestillet med voldtægt. Når man læser op på emnet er det svært ikke at give Jon Stewart & Co ret. Emnet kører i Doonesbury ugen ud, og hvis du ikke som mig får alle dine amerikanske nyheder fra de to ovenstående kilder, men holder en avis, der har valgt at censurere de sidste 40 års bedste politiske satire væk, så kan du i stedet vælge at følge serien på Doonesbury.com.