This past Thursday, anti-abortion activists rallied at the Capitol on Thursday, in response to a bill that a state Senate committee approved the day before. The bill requires doctors to show a sonogram to any woman who will be having an abortion, and to show the woman the beating heart of her baby.
I think there should be a protocol that all doctors have to follow when an elective abortion is to be performed. When I say elective, I mean a woman who is not in danger of losing her life if the pregnancy were to continue. This should include counseling and making sure that the woman realizes that science has not determined exactly when life begins, awareness of what is growing inside of her, and also awareness of the long term emotional ramifications that most women experience as a result of choosing an abortion.
