I'm confused - Texas has a law the requires a transvaginal ultrasound against someone's will?
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Stephanie - Jan 11, 2012 3:17:10 pm PST #15773 of 30001
Trust my rage
sarameg - Jan 11, 2012 3:22:16 pm PST #15774 of 30001
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JenP - Jan 11, 2012 3:25:25 pm PST #15775 of 30001
transvaginal ultrasound is rape
What? Wait, OK, I know nothing about the law, is her stance due to some requirement of the law that there be a transvaginal ultrasound before an abortion can be performed (I'm so COMPLETELY guessing here, please understand)? So, essentially, taking consent out of the equation for having your vagina... transed... by a dildocam if you want an abortion? Therefore, rape? Again, totally guessing, but curious so I can form a coherent thought.
le nubian - Jan 11, 2012 3:25:34 pm PST #15776 of 30001
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Stephanie,
yes. in order to get an abortion, women must have the ultrasound whether they want one or not.
Stephanie - Jan 11, 2012 3:28:17 pm PST #15777 of 30001
Trust my rage
I did a little bit of looking around. That law seems...cruel, regardless of the type of ultrasound.
Jessica - Jan 11, 2012 3:31:25 pm PST #15778 of 30001
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I get that pregnant women get prodded and poked, but do they need to have this additional physical prodding against their will as well?
But that's not why it's a bad law. It's a bad law because it's legislating against reproductive rights. If it were rewritten to specify only external ultrasound, or just a fetal heart monitor, it would still be just as bad.
(The law doesn't, AFAIK, specifically mandate a transvaginal US, but since that's the standard of care in the first trimester, that's what the vast majority of women will get when they go in to ask for an abortion. And you'll pretty much get one whether it's legally mandated or not, because you can't have an abortion unless the doctor knows a little bit about your pregnancy first. So arguing that this is a bad law because the dildocam is invasive is just completely missing the point.)
Jesse - Jan 11, 2012 3:32:07 pm PST #15779 of 30001
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But that's not why it's a bad law. It's a bad law because it's legislating against reproductive rights.
Yes.
JenP - Jan 11, 2012 3:37:19 pm PST #15780 of 30001
Hey, I am in complete agreement with Jessica! I don't even have to form my own coherent thought. I love it when that happens.
shrift - Jan 11, 2012 3:41:56 pm PST #15781 of 30001
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In your defense, I wasn't very clear.
Vortex - Jan 11, 2012 3:53:12 pm PST #15782 of 30001
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