Quote Originally Posted by alan View Post
So, I think we've established the point that an ultrasound is a valid safety and diagnostic procedure for women seeking an abortion. So much so that even Planned Parenthood requires it before they will perform the procedure.

That begs the question, what is it about this mandate that troubles you so? Is it because you feel that there should be no governmental oversight of the medical industry? Or could it be that if an ultrasound is performed, the patient may, in some cases, confuse the image of unwanted tissue with a baby?
because it is being decided by lawmakers, not physicians and medical personnel.

Physicians go to school for years and years to specialize in a field. They see things and draw on their experience to develop standards of practice that are often referred to best practices. Some decide not to participate in organizations or practices, or even hospitals that are affiliated with abortions, tubal ligation, or those that perform a vasectomies and distribute birth control and that is their right. Some physicians believe in medical intervention to prevent current and future pregnancies, and some of them in my personal experience believe in God and attend a house of worship.