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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, to add my two cents to this ultrasound-abortion debate but on a totally different topic:

I had an abortion in CO YEARS ago and I was given a transvaginal ultrasound as part of the procedure. I don't know what the big deal is. I didn't object to it because I figured the doctor needs to determine the age of the fetus in order to determine whether or not I can take the abortion pill. Sometimes the abdominal ultrasound is not accurate enough to determine the age of the fetus. I just wanted to clear the air with that.

What this woman went through IS horrible and I feel very, very sorry for her. However, I do think the choice to have an abortion is something that is rough and your skin has to get thicker for a bit. The world is not supposed to bend to make you feel better, you need to protect yourself against the world. [/quote]

So, you had a transvaginal ultrasound because your doctor decided it was medically necessary to preserve your health in your case based on his/her medical expertise and your specific biological circumstances, and you agreed.  You really don't see the difference between that and the state deciding, with NO medical expertise and regardless of your specific biological circumstances, that you're going to have a transvaginal ultrasound, whether you agree or not, not for your health but to shame you for having an abortion?

And just because you already consented to an earlier ultrasound doesn't mean you shouldn't have the right to consent to all future ultrasounds.  FYI, just because you have sex with one man doesn't mean you can't decide not to have sex with another man.  Or even that same man again later that night.[/quote]

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