Hannah Viera

andthewholetownunderwater:

morningsnoozebutton:

theatlantic:

Virginia Lawmakers Drop Invasive Ultrasound Requirement From Abortion Bill

After an understandable uproar over a mandatory procedure that federal law would consider rape, Virginia legislators have opted to forgo the invasive and most definitely uncomfortable procedure for women seeking abortions. On top of a big invasion of privacy for all women, the legislation could have re-traumatized women who sought abortions because of rapes. A meeting last night led legislators to reconsider the vagina wand provision, reaching a compromise that would make the procedure voluntary, but not mandatory, reports The Washington Post. We’re not sure what woman might choose to have an ultrasound used in this way, but, now they get a choice. And with that, the never-ending reproduction debates continue.

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It’s worth pointing out that the kind of ultrasound here is transvaginal. That’s not the traditional kind you see on TV, where they rub gel on the baby bump and put a scanner on it. Transvaginal ultrasounds look like this: 

>Implying an abortion isnt already slightly invasive

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