Bill Will Require Offer of Ultrasound Images Before Abortion in South Carolina

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A bill awaiting the South Carolina governor’s signature would require abortion providers to ask women whether they want to see ultrasound images of their fetuses before the procedure. As part of a legislative compromise, women must wait at least an hour after seeing an ultrasound to have an abortion. The governor, Mark Sanford, a Republican, has said he supports the bill generally but will review its specifics before deciding whether to sign it.

Also, in Oklahoma, the Legislature voted to override Gov. Brad Henry’s veto of a bill that would require doctors to perform an ultrasound on a woman planning an abortion. Mr. Henry, a Democrat, said he thought it was “unconscionable” to require victims of rape and incest to undergo an ultrasound.

NY Times

Wonder if there are bills in these states that are 'offering' or 'requiring' ultrasounds that provides healthcare for the women and the children?

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1. This is so effing stupid. So many people have no health insurance

and very little money, and aside from the coerciveness of this is the obvious question of who the hell is going to pay for the ultrasound?