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Transvaginal Ultrasound

GOP Lawmaker Backs Down On Controversial Ultrasound Bill

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 02.28.2012 | Politics
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Alabama state Sen. Clay Scofield (R) backed off a provision Monday that would have forced women to submit to transvaginal ultrasounds before getting a...

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Laura Bassett

Virginia Mandatory Ultrasound Bill Passes In State Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.28.2012 | Politics
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The Virginia Senate narrowly passed a bill on Tuesday by a vote of 21-19 that would require women to have an ultrasound procedure 24 hours prior to ha...

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Other Virginia Bills That David Albo Can't Say Important Words In

Molly Knefel | Posted 04.29.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Virginia, Women's Rights, Virginia Ultrasound Bill, Humor, Political Humor, Satire, Women's Health, Transvaginal Ultrasound, Political Satire, David Albo, Comedy, Comedy News
Molly Knefel

5. HB 199 Town of Onancock; liens for water charges: David Albo calls Onancock "Onanboner."

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Amanda Terkel

Pro-Choice PAC Starts Up To Defeat Backers Of Virginia Ultrasound Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 02.27.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- A group of Virginians has formed a political action committee to defeat state lawmakers who have been going after access to abortion and...

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John Celock

GOP Governor Says He Hasn't Studied Controversial Ultrasound Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.27.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) said Sunday morning that he has just learned about the transvaginal ultrasound bill pending in the state...

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John Celock

Controversial Bill Cost Virginia Lawmaker Sex With Wife

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.24.2012 | Politics
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Virginia's controversial transvaginal ultrasound bill hit one Republican lawmaker close to home. In the bedroom, to be precise. He said a fellow lawma...

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Blunt Instruments, Transvaginal Probes, And What's At Stake

Sue Hyde | Posted 04.25.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Virginia Ultrasound Bill, Gay Rights, Transgender, Lesbian, Roy Blunt, Gays and Lesbians, Transvaginal Ultrasound, Affordable Care Act, Birth Control, Transgender Issues, Blunt Amendment, Gay Voices News
Sue Hyde

Sen. Roy Blunt has introduced an amendment that would severely restrict the ability of insured employees to get health care services if an employer or insurance company objects on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions. His attack has dire implications for LGBT people.

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There Is Nothing Constitutional About State-Mandated Transvaginal Ultrasounds

John W. Whitehead | Posted 04.25.2012 | Politics
Read More: Virginia, Abortion, Transvaginal Ultrasound, Contraception, Fourth Amendment, Roe v. Wade, Transvaginal Ultrasounds, Virginia Personhood Bill, Abortion Ultrasounds, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Requiring doctors to carry out invasive probes on woman without their consent reduces doctors to agents of the state, violating the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against searches by the government.

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Laura Bassett

Virginia Ultrasound Bill Passes In House

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.23.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- The Virginia House of Delegates passed on Wednesday a revised version of a GOP-sponsored informed consent bill that would require women ...

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John Celock

GOP Leader: Abortion Is A 'Lifestyle Convenience'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.16.2012 | Politics
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A top Republican legislative leader in Virginia described abortion as a "lifestyle convenience" during the floor debate on a controversial measure to ...

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Catherine Pearson

Are Docs Ordering Unnecessary Ovarian Cancer Tests?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 02.06.2012 | Healthy Living
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No major medical organizations recommend routine ovarian cancer screening, but that hasn't stopped doctors from regularly testing for the disease. Acc...

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A Call to Action: It's Time to Silence the "Silent Killer" of Women

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 11.27.2011 | Women
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Barbara Hannah Grufferman

If you knew there was a killer on the loose attacking over 21,000 women every year, wouldn't you demand that the government do everything necessary to stop him?

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