Michigan Republicans Introduce Bill Mandating Transvaginal Ultrasound Before An Abortion

[AngryOldDem]

72. There is NO medical reason in this instance.

This is just one more punishing guilt trip that conservative legislators want to lay on women who want to exercise their right to an abortion.

I underwent a trangsvaginal ultrasound, twice, several years ago: Once to diagnose a suspected miscarriage-in-progress and then to check on another very early pregnancy. Both instances were medically indicated, but I tell you, those things scarred me psychologically. They are heinous. There really are no words to describe it -- to this day I have a visceral reaction.

Mandating transvaginals certainly IS legalizing rape. And the thing is, at the stage of pregnancy when they are most used, you really don't see a lot of the fetus. Perhaps a faint heartbeat, but certainly not the kind of images you get from an abdominal scan ultrasound that is done later on. That's another reason why these things are just plain cruel and unnecessary.

Whenever I read this kind of story about clueless, dumbfuck male lawmakers who want to foist this on women, I just get sick to my stomach. I know what those things did to my peace of mind. I can't imagine what it's like to be forced to have one.