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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't believe the number of folks that support the 15-week limit.  The whole point of choosing the arbitrary limit of 15-weeks is that most women get their first ultrasound at the 16-week mark.  It was intended to prevent women from making informed decisions about a pregnancy based on the results of that ultrasound.  So, most women will not find out about birth defects, abnormalities and issues with the pregnancy until after the limit.

If 15-weeks becomes the prevalent limit, especially in conservative states, then I think that the medical community is going to have to move to 13 or 14 week ultrasounds as the standard instead of 16 weeks.  Pregnant women need to be able to make as informed decisions as possible, so the medical community needs to adjust the standards around such bureaucratic restrictions.[/quote]

Why don’t they just scan earlier?[/quote]

And this is why abortion restrictions are such a bad idea.  There are significant medical reasons why ultrasounds are done at either 16 or 20 weeks.  Now people are questioning the medical reasoning and second-guessing doctors.  Frankly, trying to let police, lawyers and elected officials make medical decisions is like asking doctor  and lawyers to design and rebuild the Key Bridge.

People have different skill sets.  I want my medical care in the hands of someone who has spent the last 10+ years of their lives studying and practicing medicine.  Just like I want bridge designed by people who have studied structural and constructive enginering for the last 10+ years of their lives.

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