HB 854 (North Carolina) vetoed

Thanks to Gov. Beverly Perdue a bill introduced a bill that would mandate a 24-hour waiting period and counseling for a woman to obtain an abortion. This would include a phone or in person counseling session, and would require an ultrasound in which the woman would be forced to listen to the narrative of the fetus progression. The patient would have the option to not look, but that seems like an excuse of a consolation. Women would also be given information about the responsibilities of the father, the options of adoption and health care or social services that could assist the woman with child care. Furthermore, they would be told the health risks of having a safe abortion, which is laughable and clearly just an excuse to try to scare women into carrying out the pregnancy in case guilt doesn't do the trick. 

Dr. Takey Crist, owner of the obstetrics-gynecology Crist Center for Women in Jacksonville, N.C. stated it best when he said: 

This is about men trying to control women's lives. What would happen if a man wanted Viagra or Cialis and we tried to make them wait for it? You can write these restrictions, you can make them law. But I'm telling you after 40 years of doing this, if a woman wants an abortion, she will find a way to get one.

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