The controversial “Ultrasound Abortion Bill” is now officially law. WRIC reports, Governor Bob McDonnell signed House Bill 462 Wednesday, requiring any woman who wants to have an abortion in Virginia will have to undergo an abdominal ultrasound first. Opponents to the bill say it forces women to undergo a medically unnecessary procedure and violates women’s […]
The Virginia General Assembly House and Senate republicans voted unanimously in support of the “ultrasound” bill. Governor Bob McDonnell signed HB462 into law on March 7, 2012 and will go into effect on July 1, 2012. Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement today after signing HB462. “The issue of abortion raises passionate feelings among […]
UPDATE: It’s official the amended “ultrasound probe” bill has passed in the House of Delegates and will had to Governor Bob McDonnell’s desk to be signed into law. The “ultrasound probe” law will take effect on July 1, 2012. The House passed the bill by a 64-35 margin. Delegate Joe Morrissey, District 74, Virginia […]
The Virginia House of Delegates passed the so-called ultrasound abortion bill Thursday afternoon, reports Richmond, Virginia CBS affiliate WTVR. The bill requires a woman seeking an abortion to first undergo an ultrasound to determine gestation age of the unborn child. Opponents of the measure said that the procedure is “costly and medically unnecessary…” “This version […]
Talk Show Co-Host Sherri Shepherd got teary-eyed when the topic of abortion came up on Wednesday’s edition of ‘The View’. Shepherd got emotional and fought back tears while sharing her experience with abortion in an extremely intense debate. During ‘Hot Topics’, the ladies discussed a Texas law that requires women to have a sonogram before […]
