The West Virginia House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill (HB 4517), including two new amendments, that would alter an existing state abortion law by requiring that that women be able to view an ultrasound image of their fetus before an abortion, the Charleston Daily Mail reports (Rivard, Charleston Daily Mail, 3/11). According to the bill text, an ultrasound would be available when "the standard of care dictates" (Bill text, 2/16). The requirement would only apply in cases in which the provider has determined that an ultrasound is medically necessary...
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