to state again that I am not against abortions but I am against using the word "rape" so freely. I also doubt that most women who want to have abortions would care much about an extra transvaginal ultrasound prior to all the prying and probing in their vagina. It is the politicians who are against this legislation who are trying to sensationalize this issue. I am also not saying that being against this bill is necessarily wrong, but I think it is wrong to bring the word "rape" into it. I wrote this on the being liberal post of this as well but, does this situation remind anyone else of the Milgram experiment, you know the one where persons of authority told people to do things against their better judgement i.e. shocking someone for what they were told was an incredible amount of voltage just because a person in a position of authority told them to? AS -- what part of "Have this ultrasound, or you will be required to go through with the experience (pregnancy) that caused your doctor to attack you with a scalpel last time." is not coercive? I would do practically anything under those circumstances, simply deciding to go without the abortion would not be an option. Thank you. We need more doctors like you, and I only wish I had the ability to call you my doctor, as I'd be proud do do so, and I'd send everyone I know to you, and I have