Virginia governor no longer fully supports ultrasounds before abortions

Of course he is backing down because the people of Virginia are standing up to this nonsense. If a woman has made up her mind to have an abortion, listening to an ultrasound is not going to change her mind. This is a pretty costly procedure, probably more than the cost of the abortion. Who pays for it, the patient? Since it is not a medical need for the procedure, then insurance will deny the claim and the patient is stuck with paying for something that she did not want or need. Wow!!!

Gov. Robert F. McDonnell is backing off his unconditional support for a bill requiring women to have an ultrasound before an abortion, focusing new attention on one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in Virginia’s General Assembly this year.

Until this weekend, McDonnell (R) and his aides had said the governor would sign the measure if it made it to his desk. McDonnell, who strongly opposes abortion, will no longer make that commitment.

But delegates and governor’s staff were scheduled to meet Tuesday night to strike a compromise after learning that some ultrasounds could be more invasive than first thought, according to two officials who were aware of the meeting but not authorized to speak about it publicly. Many of the bill’s supporters were apparently unaware of how invasive the procedure could be, one of the officials added.

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