House OKs ultrasound abortion bill

After a tempestuous debate today, the House voted 56-13 in favor of HB 516 , the abortion ultrasound bill that requires women seeking abortions to be provided with a state-compiled list of providers who will give them free ultrasounds, and told they have a right to a free ultrasound and to hear a fetal heart monitor. “Our savior Jesus Christ said, ‘Behold your little ones,’” the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Ron Nate, R-Rexburg, told the House. “This bill gives a woman the opportunity to behold her little one before making a life-and-death decision”/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.

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