Comments on: Virginia Legislature Passes Abusive Anti-Abortion Law

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:49:04 +0000

Well, not exactly, Stacy. She has a choice: Get the procedure or continue the pregnancy.

See, the Republicans are very pro choice!

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:47:41 +0000

Transvaginal ultrasounds without a woman’s consent? Sounds like rape to me.

By: redgreeninblue

redgreeninblue — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:01:09 +0000

I’m sure The Handmaid’s Tale was meant to be dystopian fiction, not a manifesto. It seems some people haven’t realised… 🙁

By: ash

ash — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:55:00 +0000

It just dawned on me that any physician, especially one involved in women’s health, is going to know the week by week progress of fetal development. It would still be unethical but the doctor could simply be required TELL the patient the stats on what a fetus looks like, say, at week seven or whatever. The sonograms in these situations PROVIDES NO MEDICAL INFORMATION if the woman has decided she wants an abortion.

By: dan-o

dan-o — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:48:41 +0000

A heart beat is just that…a beating hart. Glad they were out of those scarlet letters as Greg puts it.