state congress passed a law that did NOT require mandatory transvaginal ultrasounds. A doctor can recommend it, but the patient has the right to refuse it. The transvaginal requirement was in the original version of the law, and not only that, mandatory ultrasounds are in the version that passed, which is still fucked up. There are doctors on the opposite side of the topic. It would be interesting to see that viewpoint presented. Personally, I know a doctor who was sued after he refused to prescribe a woman "plan B." I'm sure most of you (as followers of a liberal blog) would probably side with the woman, we do have to realize that there are always two sides of the coin. I'm sure there are just as many doctors and nurses who feel uncomfortable dealing with abortion as those who feel uncomfortable doing these required ultrasounds. I want to know, if a freaking pharmacist can claim a religious exemption for birth control pills because his religion requires him to deny a woman medicine prescribed by her doctor, where's the GOP mandated conscience exemption for doctors to avoid having to rape patients? Sadly a lot of doctors will comply if the legislation goes through because they're sheep, they're afraid or because they see personal advantage (financial, career etc) in compliance. As a former counsellor who lost her job because her superiors broke the law, I have very little faith in professionals these days. However, I'd like to thank John Scalzi for