A few questions:

1. Don't they have to put something in the vagina to do the abortion too or has abortion-tech advanced past that?
2. Are there any dangers associated with an ultrasound?
3. What was the reason behind the bill? They probably had some justification for it.

Just wondering. I don't have much of an opinion on the topic at hand, but it just sounds kind of weird without knowing these details.

#3 is the only relevant question...it was done to harass women who want an abortion. It's a backdoor ploy to humiliate them in an attempt to convince them not to have one.

In light of that, the answers to the first two questions are totally unimportant.

1. "Abortion pills" have been around since the 70's. Medically induced abortions are more common for first and second trimester abortions than surgical abortion in many places outside the U.S. Sometimes after a failed medical abortion though, surgical abortion must be carried out to finish the job. Medical abortion is still cheaper, easier and even more effective in many cases.

2. Ultrasound imaging in general is very safe and there are no major hazards involved in transvaginal ultrasound either. It's not really much different than a normal gynecologic examination, which is probably done before an abortion anyway. The only danger is that a patient might be afraid of the dildo-looking ultrasound probe.

3. The reason they want to require a transvaginal ultrasound examination is clearly to discourage abortion. I don't know the specifics of the bill, but presumably it would raise the bar for women to get an abortion because of this possibly scary examination being coupled with it. Or maybe seeing the fetus on the ultrasound screen is supposed to awaken the maternal instincts or something. It also would mandate the gynecologists office to have an expensive ultrasound machine available for every patient requiring an abortion, raising the cost of operating.

It's a sad state of the world when ultrasounds are getting more transvaginal action than I am.

FINALLY !!!! my Vagina Inspector shirt will come in handy !

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