imitated in a number of ways, not just online. I am disappointed to see people I love and respect fighting to keep women in the dark. Why do they fear ultrasounds? What is wrong with giving a woman more information about what it going on inside her body? (Not to mention that having a clearer picture can only help the doctor and increase the safety of subsequent procedures.) Are they so scared they women will not be able to handle the truth? I think that women are stronger than that. The pro-abortion crowd, it seems, selectively hates science and would rather keep women ignorant for fear that they cannot face the truth. Father: Don't be an idiot. No one is saying that women shouldn't have an ultrasound if they want one. We're just saying that legally required rape is wrong and that psychological torture is wrong. Apparently these concepts are foreign to the so-called "pro-life" crowd. If a woman requests an ultrasound to help her make up her mind about having an abortion, she should certainly have one. If an ultrasound is needed to determine how the pregnancy is progressing or what procedure is needed for an abortion (if that is the context) AND the patient consents after hearing the risks and benefits, then she gets one. If the ultrasound is adding nothing to either her peace of mind or her physical safety (as is often the case) then what is the point, apart from pure sadistic torture? Oh, right,