GOP senator to introduce legislation requiring ultrasound before abortion: Report

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Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall, a medical doctor, is reportedly set to introduce a bill Thursday that would require abortion providers to perform ultrasounds before proceeding with the abortion.

The Ultrasound Informed Consent Act, the text of which was obtained by National Review, stipulates that “prior to a woman giving informed consent to having any part of an abortion performed, the abortion provider who is to perform the abortion, or an agent under the supervision of the provider, shall perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman.”

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