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Va. House passes amended transvaginal ultrasound bill

Virginia Republican legislators have dropped a bitterly contested requirement that women seeking abortions undergo invasive ultrasound imaging, likely dooming the bill.

Tags: Gov. Bob McDonnell, abortion,

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National ridicule and controversy surround Va. abortion debate

Virginia's effort to mandate transvaginal ultrasounds for women seeking an abortion continues to spark protest -- and ridicule -- as Gov. Bob McDonnell weighs the political implications of each bill.

Tags: abortion, Gov. Bob McDonnell, Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, John Stewart

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Va. bill could require 'transvaginal ultrasound' before abortions

Virginia House Bill 462, and a similar bill in the state Senate, would require doctors to perform a fetal ultrasound, which the bill says should be made a standard practice, include the dimensions of the fetus and accurate portray its external features and internal organs, if possible.

Tags: pro-life, pro-choice

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