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WASHINGTON -- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) revoked his support for a GOP-sponsored bill that would require women to undergo a physically invasive transvaginal ultrasound procedure before having an abortion on Wednesday, just minutes before the House of Delegates is expected to debate and vote on the bill.
GOP Governor Caves On Outrageous Ultrasound Bill
Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:29 PM EST
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"Mandating an invasive procedure in order to give informed consent is not a proper role for the state," McDonnell said in a statement. "No person should be directed to undergo an invasive procedure by the state, without their consent, as a precondition to another medical procedure."
"For this reason ... I am requesting that the General Assembly amend this bill to explicitly state that no woman in Virginia will have to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound involuntarily. I am asking the General Assembly to state in this legislation that only a transabdominal, or external, ultrasound will be required to satisfy the requirements to determine gestational age. Should a doctor determine that another form of ultrasound may be necessary to provide the necessary images and information that will be an issue for the doctor and the patient. The government will have no role in that medical decision," he said.
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#1 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:30 PM EST
I wondwer if the Gov's wife beat the living @!$%# out of him over this...
- 9 votes
I wondwer if the Gov's wife beat the living @!$%# out of him over this...
No she said either you kill it or you will not get any more. snark
- 9 votes
Oh heck, it wasn't the wife. It was political expediency for a man that wants national office. And maybe a teeny tiny little bit of common decency. O'Donnell is just family man enough to get squeamish at the idea of the State requiring object penetration and enough of a lawyer to understand the lack of Constitutionality of the legislation. But there's not much decency here. Why the 24 hour waiting period? What does that have to do with health or determining fetal age? Zero, nada, zilch.
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If he were an honest, stand-up guy, he'd simply state he would veto that bill altogether. His suggested fix isn't good enough. The whole situation was utterly ridiculous in the first place.
The good news is, having to walk past about 1,000 constituents, mostly pissed off women, to get to work has been very effective. We need more of that and more often.
- 5 votes
Va Republican lawmakers made real fools out of themselves on this one
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#2 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:53 PM ESTDon't get excited yet women/there was a bill that was past today and a Virgina Democratic Legislator was just on MSNBC to say that it was worse then the one they bragged about killing. Therefore the protests and rallies and anger are not finished yet!!!
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Maybe they got worried about the prospect of 24hr election year commercials with the tag line;
The Republican Party just wants government small enough to fit into your vagina!
This is madness - no - This is The GOP -- 300
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#3 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:35 PM ESTWhile this revision is an improvement, the bill is still a gross invasion of privacy and further proves that the GOTP mantra of "smaller government" is nothing more than a big, fat, lie.
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