"Women in Florida are the rightful beneficiaries of Gov. Charlie Crist's (I) veto" of a bill (HB 1143) that would have required women to "submit to and pay for an ultrasound" before an abortion, a Miami Herald editorial states. The bill "was a blatant intrusion by the state on the patient-doctor relationship," the editorial says, adding, "In no other instance has the Legislature ever mandated a specific medical procedure...

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