[Vision2020] Idaho Senate panel OKs abortion ultrasound mandate

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of KHQ at:

http://www.khq.com/story/17154440/senate-panel-to-take-up-abortion-ultrasound-bill
 
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Idaho Senate panel OKs abortion ultrasound mandate

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho stepped closer to requiring women to have an ultrasound of their fetus before terminating a pregnancy, a measure anti-abortion advocates hope will convince more women to opt against such a procedure.

Boise Sen. Chuck Winder's legislation cleared the Senate State Affairs Committee Wednesday on a 7-2 vote, with Republicans favoring it and Democrats voting against.

More than 200 people packed the emotional two-hour hearing.

There, opponents compared the bill to laws favored by Afghanistan's Taliban, while advocates argued those who would oppose requiring women to view their fetus were comparable to Holocaust deniers.

Several outbursts from the crowd had to be gaveled down. One woman afterward shouted, "What happened to separation of church and state?"

Meanwhile, anti-abortion activists announced plans to demonstrate an ultrasound procedure inside the Capitol.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"If not us, who?
If not now, when?"

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