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Eugene

(61,900 posts) Fri Mar 13, 2015, 07:54 AM Mar 2015

Iowa House passes bill requiring ultrasound before abortion

Source: Reuters

Iowa House passes bill requiring ultrasound before abortion

BY KAY HENDERSON
DES MOINES, Iowa Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:14am EDT

(Reuters) - The Republican-led Iowa House voted on Thursday to require doctors to perform an ultrasound on any woman seeking an abortion and let her see the image and hear the fetus' heartbeat.

The bill passed by a 57-39 vote after several hours of debate, though it is not likely to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

"It is my belief that we are defending two lives here, both a mother and a child," Republican Representative Joel Fry said to open the debate.

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Supporters of Iowa's measure, which would carry possible licence discipline and a fine for doctors who violate it, claimed it would provide crucial information to women making an irrevocable decision.

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Iowa House passes bill requiring ultrasound before abortion (Original Post) Eugene Mar 2015 OP

Oh dear dog! marym625 Mar 2015 #1

According to the article, the Democratic-controlled Senate is not likely to pass it. nt Eugene Mar 2015 #2

Thanks marym625 Mar 2015 #3

And what if there's no heartbeat? PADemD Mar 2015 #4

marym625

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1. Oh dear dog!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2015, 08:00 AM

Mar 2015

This is supposed to be for any woman? At least the other awful laws were for any medicaid paid terminations.

Jesus christ on a cheese sandwich I'm sick of these asswipes!

I don't know enough about the Iowa Senate. Will they pass this?