This Is Harassment!

This is insane! How are you going to make someone look at an ultra sound? How can you pass a law to force someone to have a medical procedure. These zygote/fetus freaks are out of control.

With calls of emotional blackmail from opponents, a measure requiring women seeking abortions to first review ultrasound images of their fetuses advanced Wednesday in the South Carolina Legislature.

The legislation, supported by Republican Gov. Mark Sanford, passed 91-23 after lawmakers defeated amendments exempting rape or incest. The House must approve the bill again in a routine vote before it goes to the Senate, where its sponsor expects it to pass with those exemptions.

Some states make ultrasound images available to women before an abortion, but South Carolina would be alone in requiring women to view the pictures.

Critics consider the proposal a tool to intimidate women who already have made an agonizing decision.

"You love them in the womb, but once they get here, it's a different story," said Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, a Democrat and a social worker. "You're sitting here passing judgment? Who gave you the right?"

Proponents hope women will change their minds after seeing an ultrasound.

I am pro-life outside of the womb. The forced pregnancy/pro-birth people seem to fade into the woodwork after women (i.e. baby machines) give birth. I love babies more than most folks but I also want every baby to be wanted and be a welcome addition to a family. There are far too many abused, neglected and unwanted children growing up in poverty, headed for the prison system and just plain living nightmarish lives. You can't make life about getting here. You have to make it about being here and being happy, productive and safe.