Pressure grows to change Va. ultrasound abortion bill

Published February 21, 2012 5:00am ET



Opposition continues to build against a bill requiring doctors to perform an ultrasound before performing an abortion and women’s rights groups are optimistic it’s enough to force a significant overhaul of legislation before it’s sent to Gov. Bob McDonnell.

For a second consecutive day, Republicans in the House of Delegates skipped voting on the bill for at least another 24 hours. While they fended off an effort by Democratic leadership to shelve the bill entirely, pressure against the measure is mounting.

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