By Sarah Terzo
An abortion clinic escort talks about how one of the women at the abortion clinic changed her mind after seeing an ultrasound of her baby. She says [1]:
Lots of women aren’t sure about the decision when they go in to a clinic, and they ask to see the ultrasound, and they decide not to abort. That’s fine – it’s a choice. But when a woman comes in who is 100% sure of the decision, and has no interest whatsoever in looking at the ultrasound, why should she have to?… (here’s a news flash) when women are pregnant, they KNOW what’s in there! They don’t think it’s a fish, or a stapler. We don’t need an ultrasound to tell us.
I think people who ask to see the ultrasound should be allowed to, of course. For some women it’s the information they need to show themselves that they can’t go through with it. For others, it’s a piece of the grieving process.
[1] “Surprise! No Staplers on THIS Ultrasound” Anti–choice Is Anti-Awesome April 29, 2008.
Editor’s note. This appeared at Clinic Quotes. Sarah Terzo is a pro-life author and creator of the clinic quotes website. She is a member of Secular Pro-Life and PLAGAL.