News Item: : Utah House OKs ultrasounds before abortions
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Posted by Wendy McElroy
Saturday 06 February 2010 - 05:50:22
A bill that would give a woman seeking an abortion the option to first view her ultrasound passed the Utah House on Friday. Before HB200 cleared the chamber in a 53-15 vote, Minority Leader David Litvack, D-Salt Lake City, unsuccessfully attempted to amend the bill to delete language he believed to be flat-out false, referring to viewing the heartbeat of a fetus at three weeks. "It is not medically accurate," Litvack said. "It's not possible. It does not exist." Litvack read from a physician's e-mail that said you could expect to see embryonic cardiac activity at about six weeks from the woman's last period. Rep. Carl Wimmer, the bill's sponsor, disputed Litvack's claim. (02/05/10)
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(Category: News Reports)
Posted by Wendy McElroy
Saturday 06 February 2010 - 05:50:22
A bill that would give a woman seeking an abortion the option to first view her ultrasound passed the Utah House on Friday. Before HB200 cleared the chamber in a 53-15 vote, Minority Leader David Litvack, D-Salt Lake City, unsuccessfully attempted to amend the bill to delete language he believed to be flat-out false, referring to viewing the heartbeat of a fetus at three weeks. "It is not medically accurate," Litvack said. "It's not possible. It does not exist." Litvack read from a physician's e-mail that said you could expect to see embryonic cardiac activity at about six weeks from the woman's last period. Rep. Carl Wimmer, the bill's sponsor, disputed Litvack's claim. (02/05/10)
This news item is from ifeminists.com
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