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chelesa: stfuconservatives: shortformblog: theatlantic: Virginia Lawmakers Drop Invasive Ultrasound Requirement From Abortion Bill After an understandable uproar over a mandatory procedure that federal law would consider rape, Virginia legislators have opted to forgo the invasive and most definitely uncomfortable procedure for women seeking abortions. On top of a big invasion of privacy for all women, the legislation could have re-traumatized women who sought abortions because of rapes. A meeting last night led legislators to reconsider the vagina wand provision, reaching a compromise that would make the procedure voluntary, but not mandatory, reports The Washington Post. We’re not sure what woman might choose to have an ultrasound used in this way, but, now they get a choice. And with that, the never-ending reproduction debates continue. Read more. A victory for activists in the latest round of the culture wars. Hurray! Also: I like that poster. That’s a fully formed human baby, alive and breathing and functioning on its own. YES, that baby deserves all the same rights afforded to human persons. But seeing as abortion doesn’t do anything to already-born babies, it’s kind a non-sequiter on this issue. -Jess Victory for Sylvanas women in VA! Fuck yeah.

chelesa:

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theatlantic:

Virginia Lawmakers Drop Invasive Ultrasound Requirement From Abortion Bill

After an understandable uproar over a mandatory procedure that federal law would consider rape, Virginia legislators have opted to forgo the invasive and most definitely uncomfortable procedure for women seeking abortions. On top of a big invasion of privacy for all women, the legislation could have re-traumatized women who sought abortions because of rapes. A meeting last night led legislators to reconsider the vagina wand provision, reaching a compromise that would make the procedure voluntary, but not mandatory, reports The Washington Post. We’re not sure what woman might choose to have an ultrasound used in this way, but, now they get a choice. And with that, the never-ending reproduction debates continue.

Read more.

A victory for activists in the latest round of the culture wars.

Hurray! Also: I like that poster. That’s a fully formed human baby, alive and breathing and functioning on its own. YES, that baby deserves all the same rights afforded to human persons. But seeing as abortion doesn’t do anything to already-born babies, it’s kind a non-sequiter on this issue.

-Jess

Victory for Sylvanas women in VA!

Fuck yeah.

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Via theatlanticwire.com

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    What Jess said. Also, hell yes to this! More people need to get pissed off about this whole situation. There’s a war on...
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    RAPE TRIGGER WARNING.
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