Comments on: One Step Forward, One Step Back

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:51:35 +0000

It’s hard to believe that any ‘conservative’ who believes that smaller government should stay out of people’s lives would be in favor of some crap bill like this.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:37:30 +0000

…not to mention it sounds like most clinics already offer this. I wonder if the right will wail on this waste of taxpayer resources by working on legislation to require something that is already happening in the “free market”.

[crickets chirp]

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:34:48 +0000

Wait. Reading a bit about this it seems the law only “requires” physicians to provide the woman with the “opportunity” to view the ultrasound and photo. Doesn’t appear to require it. Also seems like it only requires this IF there is an ultrasound done.

Not as ominous as I thought if this is true.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:27:35 +0000

@2: Gordon, this provision doesn’t add information. It’s not intended to add information. It’s intent is to intimidate women into not aborting pregnancies. Do you really think a woman doesn’t have enough information about what she is doing in having an abortion? You and other wingnuts act as though every abortion is like tossing out a paper cup. It’s not. Being forced to view an ultrasound is not becoming informed. It adds absolutely no information that is not previously known to the woman. It may only add to the pain.

Of course, neither you nor I can personally say as we have not nor ever will be faced with this decision ourselves.

Maybe it’s best to ask our female readers to chime in.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:19:00 +0000

I guess you’re all for choice… Just not an informed one

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:06:49 +0000

Wow. He SIGNED THAT? Guvna moving lower and lower in my book…