Abortion ultrasound-viewing advances in S.C.

tooferz

know1 wrote:

Whenever I've had surgeries, the doctor usually showed me any x-rays or other images he had and described the process in detail to me. I think it's a good practice to have as much knowledge about the procedure as possible. Is this legislation much different from that?

i've only twice seen my films before any of my surgeries or invasive procedures. those only because they used the images as guides to insert needles into a specific spot. regardless, the big difference is i wasn't REQUIRED to look.

what if a woman refuses to look? are they gonna hold her head and force her eyes open? will they deny the abortion if she refuses?

i don't think it should be mandatory...for abortions or for any invasive procedure. be offered the choice perhaps...but not forced.

catefrances

hsewif wrote:

I find statements like this confusing and I read them allll the time. "it's such a hard decision", etc.

having kids against doc's orders is a courageous thing to do.

If a woman gets pregnant and doesn't want to have a baby... if she *really* thinks that it's nothing but a parasitic cluster of cells... it shouldn't be a hard decision at all. why should the words 'bravery' and 'courage' be used?

actually having children against doctor's orders is an irresponsible thing to do if youve gone to him/her for advice. it's betting against the life of the mother and the child. and probably plays into the martyr complex many people have.oh the doctor said i should not carrying a baby to term, but steve and i wanted a child so desparately that we chose to ignore his/her advice. and now we have a beautiful little girl.
as a parent, and separately as a woman, i go through so many 'what if' moments. but i live with the decisions i've made. and they are difficult whichever way i've chosen. the simple fact is no one knows unless theyve been in that situation and been faced with such decisions. you don't know somebody else's life. you don't know how things will impact upon them. YOU DON'T KNOW. we aren't all built of steel and absolute conviction.

Daughter of Jeremy

catefrances wrote:

actually having children against doctor's orders is an irresponsible thing to do if youve gone to him/her for advice. it's betting against the life of the mother and the child. and probably plays into the martyr complex many people have.oh the doctor said i should not carrying a baby to term, but steve and i wanted a child so desparately that we chose to ignore his/her advice. and now we have a beautiful little girl.
as a parent, and separately as a woman, i go through so many 'what if' moments. but i live with the decisions i've made. and they are difficult whichever way i've chosen. the simple fact is no one knows unless theyve been in that situation and been faced with such decisions. you don't know somebody else's life. you don't know how things will impact upon them. YOU DON'T KNOW. we aren't all built of steel and absolute conviction.

Very well said.