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With debate stifled, panel kills ultrasound option

A Republican-run Senate committee swiftly killed legislation Monday that would have made Virginia's mandatory pre-abortion ultrasound exams optional after the committee chairman blocked discussion of the bill.

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Utrasound abortion bill clears Va. Senate

A day after Virginia Republican legislators dropped a bitterly contested requirement that women undergo invasive pre-abortion ultrasound imaging, the intrusive procedure has been dropped from a companion bill.

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Va. House scraps invasive pre-abortion requirement

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