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[LA] Bill requires ultrasound before abortion is done
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Apr 13, 2010 02:36pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Ed Anderson |
| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Tuesday, April 13, 2010 08:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | BATON ROUGE -- Women seeking abortions would have to undergo an obstetric ultrasound two hours before the procedure, unless there is a medical emergency, under legislation proposed by the Senate's second-ranking lawmaker.
Senate President Pro Tem Sharon Weston Broome, D-Baton Rouge, said the bill is designed to make a woman "think twice about" having an abortion. "This is such a serious decision that a woman makes, the process should be exhausted with all the medical information on the procedure" available, she said.
Broome said that she expects opposition to the measure from abortion rights organizations when Senate Bill 528 comes up for debate during the legislative session that begins Monday. She said she expects anti-abortion advocates to rally round her proposal.
Julie Mickelberry, director of public affairs of Planned Parenthood of Louisiana and the Mississippi Delta, which supports abortion rights, said the bill "is not about health care; it's about shaming women for seeking an abortion."
The bill says that although the ultrasound screen must face the pregnant woman, she can avert her eyes from it.
However, the individual performing the ultrasound must "provide a simultaneous explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting," such as "location of the fetus in the uterus, its size, and the presence of external members and internal organs if present and viewable." |
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