Pre-abortion ultrasound = a 'child's audition for life'

Pre-abortion ultrasound = a 'child's audition for life' Missouri is waiting for Governor Jay Nixon's signature on a bill that will expand the state's abortion consent requirement. Pam Fichter, president of Missouri Right to Life, tells OneNewsNow the bill will add on to the existing women's right-to-know measure -- "and this new legislation will require that the abortionist offer the mother an ultrasound image of her unborn child 24 hours before an abortion," she adds. The ultrasound will permit the mother to hear her baby's heartbeat, which Fichter describes as the "child's audition for life." Pam Fichter (Missouri Right to Life)"It also expands information for the mother by requiring information be given to her on the development of her child and the child's ability to feel pain," the organization president adds. "She'll be given information on alternatives to abortion and on the father's responsibility under Missouri law." The measure further allows Missouri to opt out of abortion coverage in the federal health insurance exchanges. There is currently no word on whether Governor Nixon, a Democrat, will sign the legislation, but Fichter notes the bill passed with a wide enough majority -- 114-39 in the House and 26-5 in the Senate -- that if the votes remain consistent, an override could be accomplished. Contact: Charlie Butts Source: OneNewsNow Publish Date: May 19, 2010 Link to this article. Send this article to a friend.