[raybbr]

"It's a medical procedure. It comes with risk, there's no question about that, and you shouldn't be doing risky medical procedures unless its medically necessary," said state Rep. Deborah Heinrich, D-Madison, who introduced the bill.

Check out her responses to the "The Political Courage Test?" on abortion.

Anyone else see the hypocrisy?

[raybbr]

blatant political hypocrisy alert.

[Moonman62]

Anyone else see the hypocrisy?

Abortions are a lot more dangerous than ultrasounds.

[George from New England]

This absurd legislation is intended to shut down pro-life abortion alternative centers. It’s all about maximizing the number of abortions in CT.

[netmilsmom]

Until they can show that Ultrasounds once or twice during a pregnancy are actually harmful, this is silly.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Now I wonder why in the world politicians would so such a thing . . . NOT!!!

[livius]

This is to prevent pro-life groups from offering ultrasounds. Many women decide to keep their baby after the see it in the ultrasound image, and pro-life groups have raised a lot of money to buy ultrasound machines and set them up in areas where there are high rates of abortion.

[miliantnutcase]

They can be harmful if not used by someone who knows what they are doing. But, yeah this seems like there is an underlying objective at work here...

[wbill]

While I think that the gov't has no business in getting into this particular business...

...I think that people who order "extra" ultrasounds (beyond what's typical) are foolish. Unless there's a medical reason for the procedure, I'm of the opinion that the kid (and the mother) doesn't need to get poked at any more than necessary.

[CharlesWayneCT]

An ultrasound is hardly a "medical procedure" as she seems to define it. I love her lack of logic, it's a "medical procedure" (OK, it's done by a doctor), "medical procedures" have risk (OK, some medical procedures are more risky than others), therefore "you shouldn't do "risky" medical procedures (although this procedure isn't "risky").

Anybody know what, if ANY, risks there are to the use of sound waves on the fetus or the mother?

Of course, they are pretending this is to shut down companies who are selling pictures of babies, but it is really targeted at stopping women's health clinics from doing ultrasounds to convince women not to kill their babies. Ultrasounds have made a big dent in the abortion industry, and in the acceptability of abortion in the public.