3-D ultrasounds banned in Connecticut

With all the hub-bub about health care, this news got little attention earlier this year. And many might think this is of little consequence. But this is a big deal.

"Gov. M. Jodi Rell has signed a bill that bars anyone from performing ultrasounds on pregnant women unless a doctor orders them for medical or diagnostic purposes."

Seems to make at least a little sense at first glance. But there are a couple issues with it. First, making it illegal is a bit much? If you'd like to attempt to regulate these places that offer "keepsake" ultrasounds, maybe. But banning them?

Maybe they could be harmful though, right? According to webmd,

"A prenatal ultrasound test uses high-frequency sound waves, inaudible to the human ear, that are transmitted through the abdomen via a device called a transducer to look at the inside of the abdomen. With prenatal ultrasound, the echoes are recorded and transformed into video or photographic images of your baby. Studies have shown ultrasound is not hazardous. There are no harmful side effects to you or your baby. In addition, ultrasound does not use radiation, as X-ray tests do"

So ultrasounds just use sound waves and have never been shown to have any effects on the mother or the baby. So why the ban?

In 2005, a bill was introduced in the Illinois General Assembly to ban ultrasounds unless ordered by doctor. Guess who was behind the bill? Planned Parenthood, of course. The largest pro-abortion group in the country claimed to be concerned about the mother and the baby. I wonder if anyone told Planned Parenthood that abortion is much more harmful to the mother and the baby than an ultrasound is?

Truth is, this news that slipped through is a win for pro-abortion groups. A survey conducted by Focus on the Family in 2003 indicated that 79 percent of abortion-minded mothers changed their minds after viewing their baby’s ultrasound. These 3-D ultrasounds show features of the baby and disspell the myth that the baby is "just a clump of cells."

A loss in the war to defend the unborn child. We must do more to let our liberal politicians know that this is unacceptable.