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(769 posts)Thats just the medical standard, said Adrienne Schreiber, an official at Planned Parenthoods Washington, D.C., regional office. To confirm the gestational age of the pregnancy, before any procedure is done, you do an ultrasound.
According to Schreiber, Planned Parenthood does require women to give signed consent for abortion procedures, including the ultrasound. But if the women wont consent to the ultrasound, the abortion cannot take place, according to the groups national standards.
Schreiber said there are several options at that point. If the woman is uncomfortable with a transvaginal ultrasound, which is more invasive, she can wait until the fetus is large enough to opt for a transabdominal ultrasound.
You're either illiterate or willingly stupid if you think they're talking about late term abortions here.