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Forget Pro-Life And Pro-Choice: Refocus Transvaginal Ultrasound Abortion Laws On Medicine, Casey Hughes
Forget Pro-Life And Pro-Choice: Refocus Transvaginal Ultrasound Abortion Laws On Medicine, Casey Hughes
Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development
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This Note reconciles the divide between the TV US debate and the original intent of abortion regulations to protect women’s health. By first analyzing the medicine and then applying it to the law, this Note proves transvaginal ultrasound regulations are not undue burdens on women’s access to abortion. Part I of this Note discusses transvaginal ultrasounds and their medical use in obstetrics, demonstrating they are not undue burdens, but rather beneficial to women and often necessary to support women’s health prior to abortions. Part II of this Note discusses abortion and ultrasound-related legal decisions and how they apply to …