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Pennsylvania gov. to women: Just ‘close your eyes’ during forced ultrasound
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Mar 15, 2012 01:10pm |
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| Category | Idiocy |
| Author | David Edwards |
| News Date | Thursday, March 15, 2012 06:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Gov. Tom Corbett (R) says he supports forcing women to have an ultrasound before an abortion because they can just close their eyes.
Guttmacher Institute policy analyst Elizabeth Nash told Raw Story last month that Pennsylvania’s proposed measure is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills that she had ever seen.
In addition to mandating transvaginal ultrasounds, the bill encourages women to listen to the procedure and view images of the fetus.
At a press conference earlier this week, Corbett said he supported the proposal as long as the ultrasound was not “obtrusive.”
“Making them watch, does that go too far in your mind?” one reporter asked.
“I don’t know how you make anybody watch,” Corbett replied. “You just have to close your eyes. But as long as it’s on the exterior and not the interior.” |
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