Senate Tables Bill To Require Ultrasounds for Women Wanting Abortions
April 24th, 2008 by flanewsThe state Senate debated but delayed a vote on a bill that would require women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion. As Whitney Ray tells us, the delay may mean the bill doesn�t have enough votes to pass.
Katie Phinazee is looking at pictures of the life inside of her. Katie was 19 when she found out she was pregnant.
�I wasn�t completely sure if I was ready to have a baby,� said Katie.
Katie had dreams of being a college professor. She considered her options, have an abortion or put her plans on hold.
�I had an ultrasound when I was 6 weeks pregnant and once I heard the heart beat, I knew I could do it from then on. Once I heard the heart there was no way, I couldn�t be a mom,� said Katie.
Katie didn�t have to have an ultrasound but Senator Carey Baker wants to require one before women can have an abortion.
�We as a state feel that women who are about to make a very important choice should have all the information available to them, and that information includes an ultrasound,� said Baker.
While seeing and hearing the baby boy inside of her, helped Katie make up her mind, she doesn�t think anyone one should be forced to have an ultrasound.
�I think it would cut down on a lot of abortions, I don�t know if it�s the right thing to do,� said Katie.
Which is the exactly the thing lawmakers expect to happen if an ultrasound is required. In 2006, almost a hundred thousand abortions were preformed in Florida.
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