Brass on ultrasound demo: ‘Politicians should not be dictating private health care matters’

Hannah Brass, legislative director for Planned Parenthood in Idaho, issued this statement on today’s live ultrasound demonstration in the Capitol:

“The biggest difference between today’s demonstration and this legislation is that the women today all chose to have an ultrasound. Idaho’s Senate Bill 1387 takes that decision away from a woman and her doctor and places it in the hands of politicians. Politicians should not be dictating private health care matters. In addition, what proponents of the bill fail to acknowledge is that women who are in a state of medical emergency or are victims of rape are not exempt from this bill, which mandates ultrasounds that should be left up to a woman and her doctor. SB1387 is an example of politicians meddling in private medical decisions for political points when they should be focusing on the real things Idahoans care about, like jobs and education.”