ASSOCIATED PRESS: A Republican-sponsored bill in the Pennsylvania House to mandate ultrasounds for women seeking abortions was put on hold Wednesday to address questions that have arisen since a similar measure in Virginia ran into fierce criticism.
A spokesman for Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, said concerns about the bill within the medical community will also be fully vetted before it will be advanced.
Sponsors of the Pennsylvania bill said it would require an ultrasound, but a woman would not have to look at the printout. It also would require that all questions about the fetus’ health and gestational age be answered completely, establish guidelines for handling the ultrasound mandate, and set minimum standards for those who perform them…
