Requiring an Ultrasound Before an Abortion

A state legislator in South Carolina is proposing a requirement that women seeking abortions view an ultrasound before they can proceed:

Getting an ultrasound is a normal part of most pregnant women's journey into motherhood. Now, some state representatives want women considering abortions to view images of their fetuses before a decision is made.

Rep. Greg Delleney (R-Chester and York Counties), said, "I'm just trying to save lives and protect people from regret and inform women with the most accurate non-judgemental information that can be provided."

Delleney is the main sponsor of the amendment. Currently, there is already a South Carolina law requiring women to pass prerequisites before abortions, including reviewing abortion information and undergoing a waiting period. Still, Delleney says women need more information to make a final decision.

"From the calls I've gotten, I think some people wished there was an ultrasound requirement at the time they underwent the abortion procedure," he said.

But Delleney's ideas are meeting a lot of opposition from several organizations, as well as other lawmakers, such as Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D-Orangeburg County). She says it's too extreme.

Interesting, but the article doesn't tell us who those "organizations" are. I'm sure Planned Parenthood is among them, not to mention the other groups that have a financial interest in the abortion industry. This will probably never pass because there's just too much money funding the abortion industry, and by extension the Democratic party. I'm also not sure how the courts would view such a requirement, given the highly emotional nature of an ultrasound showing a moving, living human being that's about to be killed.

All in all, I think it's a great idea. Too bad it won't be enacted.