your "medically necessary" procedure. Thanks to Dr. A for speaking up on this topic. Too many people are willing to assume that politicians must know what's best, simply because they somehow managed to get into office. It's time for everyone to start paying attention and reclaim the rights and responsibilities we've been taking for granted. Okay, I'm going to step in here, and, guess what, I'm going to do it anonymously. The reason for that is I work for the government in one of the states proposing this lunacy. First, kudos to Dr. Anon and the guts to speak out on behalf of patients. And here goes. Twelve years ago I had an abortion. I did it for personal and medical reasons. Before the procedure I was given an opportunity to speak to a counselor and given every opportunity to opt out -- without any shaming. I was never pressured one way or another. I gave my consent at each step of the procedure. I received a vanilla abdominal ultrasound for medical reasons. I saw the image, and, it meant nothing to me. I had made my decision. I had a follow up abdominal ultrasound afterwards to make sure the procedure was complete. At all times, the doc and/or nurse practitioner kept me in the loop and explained what was happening and why. If I'd been forced to have an invasive procedure or made to listen to a pulse or a tortured description, it would have done nothing to increase