Legislators in Nebraska are trying to pass a law that women seeking an abortion must watch an ultrasound of the fetus an hour before the procedure. It won’t pass, but it really does offer a glimpse into the sick minds that dream this kind of legislation up. It certainly doesn’t help the anti-abortion movement to have nutcases like this dreaming up ways to punish women for having what is, like it or not, a legal procedure. Now I know it would be too much to think we might be able to prevent abortions by oh, I don’t know…raising the standard of living? Offering free prenatal care? Insurance? Better access to food stamps? Hey I know, how about sex education classes that aren’t based on abstinence? I mean, I could go on and on. Sure, some people do not want to be parents, but even the process of carrying a child to term and placing the child for adoption can be demeaning and humiliating-I love these people who glibly suggest a woman should "just give the child up for adoption." They make it sound as simple as returning a pair of tennis shoes. Before we start pointing fingers and shaming women for getting pregnant (because lord knows, they didn’t get that way alone), and insisting that they view the fetus they are about to terminate, it would do a world of good to get an honest assessment of what drives a large number women to have abortions.
Yeah, I know-that ain’t happening, not in Nebraska anyway. We’re gonna make bloodthirsty harlots take a good long look at their fetus. Nice.
I really like the commenter at the bottom of the article that suggests a law be passed forcing people to look at a picture of the State senator sponsoring the bill before having sex.