"You don't just walk into one of these places like you're getting your nails done. I think we're armed with enough information to make adult decisions without being emotionally tortured."—Laura, a 36-year-old woman who opted to terminate a pregnancy in Birmingham, Alabama, where abortion providers are required by law to do an ultrasound and offer patients a chance to view the image.
Although abortion is not a difficult decision for every woman who gets one, it was for Laura, who declined to view the ultrasound image, which she said would not have changed her mind but "would have added to the pain of what is already a difficult decision."
[H/T to Shaker BlueRidge.]
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