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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
2.) It's subjective to call requiring an ultrasound "paternalistic, misogynistic, manipulation". The ultrasound will show the stage and completion of development and position of the fetus - all of which can affect medical care.
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The part that bothers me about the ultrasound is that the woman cannot look away or close her eyes during the procedure. While the staging is really important, as you have said , for medical care and SHOULD be done, the woman should be allowed to look away or close here eyes if she so chooses.
That's the part that seems paternalistic, misogynistic, and manipulative to me. It's not the medical ultrasound: it's the fact that the law is attempting to make her change her mind by looking at the baby and its beating heart. It's a law designed to delay care and the person administering the ultrasound is required to make sure the patient watches the ultrasound the entire time.
(I, by the way, am not sure if I am pro-choice or pro-life, but this law just doesn't sit well with me.)