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H.R. 649, The Ultrasound Informed Consent Act
- This item is from the 111th Congress (2009-2010) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
- This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H.R. 3737, The ULTRA.
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H.R. 649 would ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion.
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Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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crispy
March 4, 2009, 12:44pm (report abuse)This bill is bad, bad, bad. It forces the abortion provider to do the same level of care as other abdominal surgery. Not only that, but it allows (but doesn't require) the woman to make an informed choice!
Barbara Gates
July 29, 2010, 9:59pm (report abuse)This is a Wonderful Bill, women who want to have an Abortion, should have to Look at the Baby in the womb, and find out that it is not a Blob of Tissue! The Abortion Industry, is a Big Money Making Machine, and Young Mother's need to make informed decisions, before they Kill an Innocent Life