Virginia passes toned-down abortion ultrasound bill

[Dok]

Virginia passes toned-down abortion ultrasound bill

Lawmakers in Virginia, faced with a national uproar approved a watered-down version of a hotly contested bill requiring women to undergo an ultrasound prior to an abortion.

By a 65-32 vote, the Republican-dominated House of Delegates gave its green light to 11th hour revisions proposed by Governor Bob McDonnell to tame the furor over the so-called "informed consent" legislation.

In its original form, every Virginia woman seeking an abortion would have had to submit to a transvaginal ultrasound, in which a probe is inserted deep into the vagina.

The resulting fetal image would remain in a woman's medical file for seven years, and any doctor who failed to perform an pre-abortion ultrasound would be liable to prosecution and fines.

But under pressure from pro-choice activists, and stinging ridicule from late-night television comics, McDonnell tweaked the bill to make only non-intrusive abdominal ultrasounds mandatory.

A doctor could still recommend a transvaginal ultrasound, and a woman could lawfully refuse to have one.

"It is clear that in the majority of cases, a routine external, transabdominal ultrasound is sufficient to meet the bill's stated purpose, that is, to determine gestational age," he said in a statement.

http://news.yahoo.com/virginia-passes-toned-down-abortion-ultrasound-bill-032841555.html

[All4truth]

What I want to know, is why is this required anyways?  This seems very intrusive, maybe I'm not getting the point behind this.

[Dok]

What I want to know, is why is this required anyways?  This seems very intrusive, maybe I'm not getting the point behind this.

So the MOTHER can actually SEE the BABY she is going to MURDER.

[notlazy]

So the MOTHER can actually SEE the BABY she is going to MURDER.

The bill does not require the mother to look at the pictures.
Neither the old nor the new.

[Dok]

The bill does not require the mother to look at the pictures.
Neither the old nor the new.

Im quite sure the murdering woman will get a glimpse of the baby she is about to kill. so will the Docs and nurses, and proof will be kept for a min of 7 years.