Posted on 04/17/2005 9:31:06 PM PDT by eeevil conservative
Legislation Seeking to Criminalize Ultrasounds without Doctor's Order Moves in Springfield
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
By The Leader-Springfield Bureau
SPRINGFIELD -- Pro-abortion forces won a victory in the Illinois House Wednesday as State Rep. Rosemary Mulligan (R-Park Ridge) successfully passed HB 2492 which would make it a criminal offense for an ultrasound to be administered without a doctor's order
Mulligan said that Planned Parenthood and the Illinois State Medical Society encouraged her to sponsor the legislation because there was a concern about long exposure of fetuses to ultrasound waves.
"There's a new little industry that does ultrasound videos on babies before they're born for entertainment purposes," the Cook County legislator told her colleagues. "There is concern about the neurological development with long exposure."
When asked by State Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Wheaton) whether or not it would effect crisis pregnancy centers who have recently begun doing ultrasounds on women considering abortion, Mulligan said she wasn't familiar with the practice in those agencies, and deferred a clear response.
"I am assuming those agencies have doctor's orders to perform the ultrasounds, so I don't know whether this would change their policies or not," she responded.
Mulligan, who is a strong abortion advocate, said that an ultrasound should not be done for political reasons to make anyone change their minds about any particular purpose.
Hultgren called the proposal "disconcerting" that the bill was being promoted as a minor bill. "This is very serious," Hultgren said. "I encourage everyone to vote no. A person shouldn't be charged as a criminal for doing a two minute ultrasound on an expectant woman."
State Rep. Coreen Gordon (D-Kankakee) asked for specific studies indicating the harm an unborn baby would face for prolonged exposure to ultrasound.
Mulligan said that the Federal Drug Administration had warned that muscle and nerve development could be affected by long exposure.
"We should be concerned about the long term health of the fetus," Mulligan, who has voted against a ban on partial birth abortion, said.
The bill passed with bi-partisan support with 76 yes votes and 32 no votes.
Six voted present.
The legislation would make it a Class A misdemeanor for an ultrasound to be performed without a doctor's orders.
It now moves to the Illinois Senate, where it will go through committee before a floor vote.
Just called Focus on the Family--
They are the ones supplying the ultrasound machines TO the Crisis Pregnancy Centers!
They are passing the info on this up the chain!!
They ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THIS!!
ping
As opposed to the benefits to the fetus of ripping it to pieces or killing it with a strong saline solution.
DISGUSTING! Isn't it!
I can't believe they expect us to not see through them!
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"I can't believe they expect us to not see through them!"
I can't believe this got through the Illinois House so quietly...
THANK YOU!!!
wow
I never cease to be amaxed how powerful the "it's not a baby" propaganda is.
The only thing I think of is that the media has become Savvy about google alerts.
Notice the headline says nothing about pro-life, planned parentood, abortion, etc....
Key words that would alert those interested in such legislation to find out!
APPALLING!
I am SICK OF THE STUNTS! SICK OF IT!
What about that well known and documented right of privacy contained in the US Constitution? (/sarcasm) Why doesn't this procedure fall under it as does abortion?
World Magazine did a great story on how the ultrasounds given in the Crisis Pregnany Centers are WORKING!
De nada! Let's saddle up and get these turkeys!
Not only are they working at the centers, but having a GREAT impact at the malls...
It was only a matter of time before the death cops responded.
I saw the link to call Iowa senators, but is there a link for e-mails, as well?
Of course, it is far more effective to call your state senator, but for folks in a hurry, it would be helpful to have both.
Not only that, but you can be really effective if you BOTH call and e-mail.
And if you have some time, if you go IN PERSON to the state senator's office, and leave off a short letter, you can REALLY be effective.
EVERYONE!!
PLEASE see post # 151.
We can contact the Health & Human Services Committe linked above, but I'm not so sure the 7 dems are going to let this die. I think our best chance will be contact the state senators and reminding them we keep tab of their voting records.
I'm already upset about the mental health screening they'll be doing in the schools and on pregnant women(?).
If I hadn't waited 25 years for the property I'm on, I'd be out of here...
And leftists have the gall of calling us "fascists!?" They always love to hide the truth!
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