Ultrasound prior to abortion. (HB1524)
Introduced By
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Ultrasound prior to abortion. Removes the requirement that a woman undergo a fetal transabdominal ultrasound prior to an abortion. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/06/2015 | Committee |
| 01/06/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103206D |
| 01/06/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/13/2015 | Assigned Courts sub: Constitutional Law |
| 01/19/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1524) |
| 01/30/2015 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
| 02/10/2015 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia strongly supports this legislation because the mandatory ultrasound law is intended to shame, judge, and make a woman change her mind by requiring doctors to provide the woman with the option to view the ultrasound image and hear the heartbeat. Requiring an ultrasound before abortion is about political interference, not informed consent. Information should not be provided with the intent or result of shaming, judging, or making a woman change her mind, and health care decisions are best made by a woman and her doctor, not politicians.
The ACLU of Virginia strongly supports this legislation because the mandatory ultrasound law is intended to shame, judge, and make a woman change her mind by requiring doctors to provide the woman with the option to view the ultrasound image and hear the heartbeat. Requiring an ultrasound before abortion is about political interference, not informed consent. Information should not be provided with the intent or result of shaming, judging, or making a woman change her mind, and health care decisions are best made by a woman and her doctor, not politicians.
The two week waiting period should be removed from the bill. But an ultrasound is the typical way to view the developing baby and the age of the developing baby must be determined in order to know which abortion method to use, to make sure you don't violate the dictates handed down in Roe v. Wade, and to make sure the baby isn't viable outside the womb.