Keeping Private Medical Decisions Private
ByToday, a bipartisan majority in the House, led by Democrats killed a bill that would mandate invasive ultrasound procedures before a woman could receive access to abortion services.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Pat Ingraham, is one of the most over reaching bills of the session. It seeks to put mandates between patients and their doctors. It would not give the woman seeking the procedure the option to opt out of the ultrasound procedure.
The bill was expected to pass through the House easily, however momentum turned against the bill when Republican members were reminded that they often rail against government involvement in their life. Opponents of the bill explained that this bill would put far more intrusive rules on medical procedures than we have ever seen in our medical system.
Opponents also pointed out that this bill creates no jobs and does nothing to improve the economy.
The bill failed on a 47-53 vote, with all Democrats voting against the measure.
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