Brownback Bill Would Require Ultrasound before Abortion:Abortion activists don't want women to have this choice.

Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., has introduced legislation that requires abortionists to offer every woman seeking an abortion a chance to see an ultrasound image of their preborn babies. The images are remarkably effective at reducing abortions. It’s the first time the measure has been introduced in Congress, and there’s hope it will pass.The Ultrasound Informed Consent Act gives every abortion-minded woman the chance to see the life she is about to sacrifice. Douglas Johnson of the National Right to Life Committee said it’s a good bill that puts the onus on the abortionist.“It requires that the ultrasound image be displayed by the abortionist," he told Family News in Focus. "Of course, the woman has a right to look away and not to view it if that’s her choice.”Johnson thinks the bill has a fighting chance.“This is not an issue that’s come up in Congress before," he said, "but, based on past votes we’ve had on issues like informing a woman of the capacity of the child to experience pain, I’d say that this might well command a majority in the House and Senate.”Carrie Gordon Earll, senior analyst for bioethics at Focus on the Family Action, said ultrasounds are popular with pregnancy resource centers because when the mother sees an image of her baby, she often declares a decision not to abort.“Approximately 88 percent of the women who are at risk for abortion, who go into a pregnancy center for counseling and to see an ultrasound, indicate they end up changing their minds," she said.

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