COLUMBIA, S.C. - Women seeking abortions in South Carolina would be required to view an ultrasound image of their fetus before the procedure under a proposal gaining support from lawmakers. If enacted, it would be the first law of its kind in the nation.
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Some states make ultrasound images available to women before an abortion, but South Carolina would be alone in mandating that women see the pictures.
Proponents say women would change their minds after seeing an ultrasound and choose instead to keep the child or offer it for adoption.
ok! what if the woman is blind?
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Some states make ultrasound images available to women before an abortion, but South Carolina would be alone in mandating that women see the pictures.
Proponents say women would change their minds after seeing an ultrasound and choose instead to keep the child or offer it for adoption.
ok! what if the woman is blind?