Pennsylvania Introduces Mandatory Ultrasound Regulations For Abortions
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is preparing to pass a bill that would require women to view an ultrasound 24 hours before undergoing an abortion. The measure, which has attracted 112 sponsors (enough for passage), establishes rigid guidelines for physicians and ultrasound operators that are designed to dissuade women from undergoing the procedure, although ‘exceptions are provided in the cases of rape, incest, medical emergencies and for fetuses that are less than eight weeks along.’
Supporters of abortion rights are already speaking out against the measure. ‘I’m shocked at the people whose names are on this,’ state Rep. Babette Josephs (D) told Philly Now. ‘They assume—all of them—that women are either childish, frivolous, brainless, stupid or evil.’