women required to view ultrasounds before abortions

they shouldnt have rape and icest victims do this and I think isnt right to MAKE a woman veiw one if she is determind to have an abortion .I think it is up to the woman what she want not what a state senate what this isnt a state issue at all they should keep their nose out of it

The more I think about this, the more rediculous I think it is. It's just another pro-life conservative ploy to inject one more attempt at emotioanl blackmail to try to guilt a woman out of getting an abortion, rather than support and understanding during what is commonly already a difficult time for a woman. It seems pro-lifers just don't understand that unwanted pregnancy really means unwanted pregnancy and leave it at that. Too often unwanted pregnany and unwanted parenthood get confused. Well, adoption would be great if they just didn't want to take care of the thing, unfortunately, that's not the case too often. I'm so sick of the "There are so many infertile couple who want children so badly". Well, if they wanted them so badly, then they should have already adopted one of the hundreds of thousands of children already in the system. I'm not going to be an incubator for some uppity couple who only wants a pretty white newborn.

Who would come up with such and idea? How horrible. I am not for abortions, but I am not for forcing this on anyone.

I think that that is a good idea. They also need to get counsling before hand to let them know that there ARE other alternatives to abortion. There are too many families that want kids and can't have them that would love to get an unwanted baby. There are too many people now a days that see abortion as a last ditch birth control method.

Honestly I think it is a good idea. However, I would have an exclusion for victims of rape or a situation such as that. I had an abortion a very long time ago. My doctor said either I or the baby wouldn't make it. I had been pregnant 6 times and I only carried to term with one. I had a tubal pregnancy and my tube ruptured. I had to make a tough decision. I decided that I couldn't go through with another miscarriage, or tubal pregnancy or preterm birth. The strain on my body was just too much and I had a baby already to take care of. I was given the option to see the ultrasound or to not see it. I chose to see it. I was heart broken, but I think I made the right decision in my case. I was already spotting lightly, so I knew that the chances of me carrying to term were unlikely and I was going through a very nasty divorce at the time. I think that it is still a good idea and I would vote for it.

This sounds absolutely ridiculous to me. It is an attempt to attach morality to what is still considered a medical procedure. Will they order people who are going to undergo open heart surgery to view their heart before the operation? The law simply means anyone who thinks they might react to the picture will go to another state and avoid this silly confrontation. What is the next step? Forcing her eyes open (ala Clockwork Orange) to view the image? I can't see it holding up under a legal challenge.

I don't care either way, but I am pretty sure that many girls are already set in their ways before they go and get the abortion. If someone REALLY wants an abortion I am not sure if the ultrasound would make a difference or not. I'm sure it would make a difference if someone was not sure if they wanted it or not, though.

Wow! I didn't know that. That brings the issue straight home doesn't it. I'll have to think about this a little more.