On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in conjunction with Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation, filed a lawsuit against a new North Carolina law that requires pregnant women to receive ultrasounds and be given information about the fetus before obtaining an abortion. The plaintiffs argue that it is unethical for healthcare providers to force patients to listen to “state-mandated ideological speech.”
It is ideological dogma
It’s also performing an invasive test without a medical indication, a big no-no when it comes to, you know, real patients.
So, the NC law is bad law, bad policy, bad ethics, and bad medicine. Oh, and it’s tacky, too.
Because women are so STUPID, they can’t possibly understand the pregnancy will eventually lead to a BABY if it continues.
As a North Carolinian, I do hope this ridiculous law gets repealed. It’s disgusting and is just the beginning of the erosion of women’s rights.
Our Governor couldn’t veto it, (well she did, but it was overridden) we have too many Republicans in the legislature. The right was just chomping at the bit to get a chance to do something like this.