Last week, I posted about a proposed bill in my state (South Carolina) that would require women seeking an abortion to view ultrasound photos before obtaining the abortion.
Currently, abortion providers are required to tell the women the approximate age of her baby, provide her with info on fetal development, and then require her to wait at least one hour before she can obtain an abortion. But this new bill takes all of that a step further, requiring a woman to see the actual ultrasound photos and then sign a document stating that she has actually done so.

This bill has created a lot of debate not only amongst politicians in South Carolina, but amongst politicians across the United States and world wide as well. If this bill is passed into law, it will be the first of its kind in the nation.

Supporters of the bill think it would reduce the number of abortions drastically as it would force women to think of the baby as an actual baby. Critics oppose the bill because they think it is violating a woman’s right to choose by forcing her to see the ultrasound photos.

Last week, the bill passed through the House 91 to 23. Now the bill will be voted on by members of the state Senate. It’s expected to pass through the Senate but with exemptions. Politicians want to add an exemption that would exclude victims of incest and rape from having to see the ultrasound photos. Others want to make viewing the ultrasound photos an option but not a requirement but there is not a lot of support on the latter revision of the bill. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford supports the bill and has already said that he would sign it into law.

And of course, I will keep you updated on this bill and what is going on with it.

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Sources:
The State
The Charlotte Observer