S.C.'s abortion-ultrasound bill headed to governor's desk

A bill awaiting the South Carolina governor's signature would require abortion providers to ask women whether they want to see ultrasound images of their fetuses before the procedure.

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S.C. Senators Drop Mandatory Ultrasound

A state Senate panel on Thursday dropped a measure from an abortion bill that would have made South Carolina the only state to require women to review an ultrasound image of the fetus before terminating a pregnancy.

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S.C. Ultrasound Bill Causes Questions

Requiring doctors to show women seeking an abortion an ultrasound image of their fetus could be declared unconstitutional if it is interpreted as forcing an unwilling patient, the state attorney general told legislators Wednesday in a letter.

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S.C. Lawmakers Weigh Abortion Bill

Women seeking abortions in South Carolina would be required to view an ultrasound image of their fetus before the procedure under a proposal gaining support from lawmakers. If enacted, it would be the first law of its kind in the nation.

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Ultrasound scan reveals likely outcome of IVF

Simple ultrasound scans could be equally good at predicting a woman's chance of IVF conception success as the expensive, invasive and time-consuming hormone tests currently used, researchers say.

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Ultrasound stethoscope ignores noisy environments

A stethoscope that uses ultrasound to detect the movement of the heart or lungs can be used in noisy environments (Image: Adrianus Houtsma)

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Ultrasound Can Affect Brain Development

Exposure to ultrasound can affect fetal brain development, a new study suggests. But researchers say the findings, in mice, should not discourage pregnant women from having ultrasound scans for medical reasons.

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Ultrasound Ban Advances on Cruise Hoopla

The California Assembly has voted to restrict the use of ultrasound machines for personal use, approving a bill that would allow them to be sold only to licensed professionals.

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Director Abby Johnson said, "I left on good terms and simply had a change of heart on this issue.

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The director of a Planned Parenthood outlet in Texas has resigned after watching an ultrasound of an abortion procedure. Abby Johnson told the KBTX television station: "I just thought I can't do this anymore, and it was just like a flash that hit me, and I thought that's it.

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...screening appears to be finding many small tumors that would not be a problem if they were left alone, undiscovered by screening. They were destined to stop growing on their own or shrink, or even, at least in the case of some breast cancers, disappear. More Articles

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PREGNANT women should be routinely scanned for a condition that can cause healthy babies to die hours before birth, health experts say.

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MUM-to-be Caroline Barnes shows that her unborn baby could be a real wild child — by making a V-sign in the womb.

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A peripherally inserted central catheter, or PICC line, is a soft, thin, flexible tube that is inserted in a vein in your arm and threaded up into a larger vein near your heart. Ultrasound imaging may be used to help guide insertion of a PICC line.

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An entrepreneur claims to have invented a machine that turns a cheap bottle of plonk into a vintage-tasting wine in a matter of minutes.

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An ultrasound probe small enough to ride along at the tip of a catheter can provide physicians with clearer real-time images of soft tissue without the risks associated with conventional x-ray catheter guidance.

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For the first time - after hours and behind locked doors in an examination room in the Heart Hospital in London - a scientist is attempting to capture three-dimensional moving picture (or 4D, time being the fourth dimension) ultrasound footage of human genitalia in the act of sex …

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When an Ohio woman looked at an ultrasound she expected to see a developing fetus. Instead, she saw what she believes to be an image of Jesus Christ, MyFox Cleveland reported on its Web site.

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Govt Has No Place Between My Legs (Oklahoma passes ultrasound law for abortions)

Okay, I know, I know: on any political website or forum, abortion is a topic that comes up frequently and gets very heated. It's very much one of those issues where the two opposing side will never agree, and I'm not looking to get into that fight here.

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The Oklahoma State Legislature is playing doctor again. Last year they dictated how specialists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center may care for pregnant women who have medical complications.

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The government now thinks it's a good idea to force women to have an ultrasound before they are allowed to have an abortion. I personally don't have any feelings one way or another when it comes to abortion, BUT...I don't think that this is something that is going to help anyone.

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The mysterious G spot - supposedly a route to female sexual satisfaction - can be located with ultrasound, claim Italian scientists.

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After more than half a century of debate and bedroom exploration, a row about the location of the fabled G spot may be settled at last, the British weekly New Scientist says.

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Beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa could lie a vast ocean harboring alien life. Now experts suggest sending a giant stethoscope to listen out for it.

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Ultrasound exams are better than blood tests at identifying whether ovarian tumors are benign or malignant, a team of international researchers reports.

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High-intensity focused ultrasound is now being investigated for a number of different treatments. It promises "bloodless surgery" with no scalpels or sutures in sight. Doctors would pass a sensor over the patient and use invisible rays to heal the wound.

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The future today. Star Trek gadgets realized for health benefits

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According to a study by Unicef, a higher percentage of boys are born now than 10 years ago in 80% of India's districts. Only last month in the state of Orissa, the skulls of 40 female foetuses and newborn girls were discovered in an abandoned well.

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It's suprising that an Ultrasound machine that can fit inside your pocket! Siemens reveal their latest model product "ACUSON P10 handheld ultrasound machine" a 1.6 pounds P10 is designed to fit in a doctor's white robe's pocket.

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50 Million Missing (in India alone)!

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Getting an ultrasound is a normal part of most pregnant women's journey into motherhood. Now, some state representatives want women considering abortions to view images of their fetuses before a decision is made.

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"50 Million Missing"

Dateline: Anywhere, India. - Infanticide, feticide - all names for gender- based murder, or a form of genocide. India's "gender ratio" is falling, particularly in more prosperous areas where parents can afford a gender determination test of the fetus.

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