Thursday, March 1, 2012

Virginia ultrasound bill

  • RICHMOND – The Virginia state Senate has approved a controversial bill that would require pregnant women to undergo an ultrasound examination and then wait 24 hours before receiving an abortion.
  • (Daily Press)
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  • (YAHOO!)
  • The furor in Virginia over the transvaginal aspect of the bill has now spread to other states considering ultrasound bills.
  • (Slate)
  • not necessarily Virginia, media.
  • (Roanoke Times)
  • A bunch of folks have been asking why Virginia got the nation in such an uproar over its vaginal ultrasounds bill, when Texas has had an even stricter one on the books for months now.
  • (MaddowBlog)
  • In addition, the doctor or technician who performs the ultrasound would have to verify and a supporter of the bill, said in an interview last month.
  • (Allentown Morning Call)
  • and a supporter of the bill, said in an interview last month. On Tuesday, the Virginia legislature narrowly adopted a revised version that requires only the familiar "jelly-on-the-belly" external ultrasound, the AP reported.
  • (Eagles Insiders (blog))
  • In Virginia last week, a preabortion ultrasound law derailed advocacy organization Keystone Progress in an online petition titled Stop PAs Ultrasound Bill.
  • (Philadelphia Daily News)
  • RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – The Virginia House of Delegates passed the so-called ultrasound abortion bill Thursday afternoon, reported CBS 6 Catie Beck.
  • (WTKR)

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