If Ultrasounds are Rape, Abortionists Have Been Raping Women for Years!

Gestational age is important for determining which abortion procedure to execute – Jill Stanek has some examples in Virginia of  abortionists disciplined for complications arising from their misjudgment of the age of the babies they attempted to kill. The outrage is that pro-choice extremists are trying to say that the ultrasound requirement, because some ultrasounds are trans-vaginal, is “state-sanctioned rape!“  Yep.

As Red State “streiff” blogger notes, trans-vaginal ultrasounds are not specifically required by the bill (S.B. 484), only that an ultrasound “be made pursuant to standard medical practice in the community.”  In most cases, an abdominal ultrasound will be used. Although trans-vaginal ultrasounds are better for detecting pregnancies between 4 1/2-6 weeks, that is only a short period of time in which they are considered more reliable than abdominal ultrasounds.

Additionally, according to the National Abortion Federation, some women may choose them: “Some patients find TVU [transvaginal ultrasound] more comfortable than TAU [Transabdominal ultrasound] because TVU does not require a distended bladder.”  But of course, feminazis don’t listen to reason, they just want distract you with the word RAPE!!!  (Google “The Big Lie,” by the way, and tell me this is not it.)

RHRealityCheck.com – a rabidly extreme pro-abortion website was among the first to say that an ultrasound is “State-Sanctioned Rape,” bizarrely citing this definition of rape from VA law:

§ 18.2-61. Rape.
A. If any person has sexual intercourse with a complaining witness, whether or not his or her spouse, or causes a complaining witness, whether or not his or her spouse, to engage in sexual intercourse with any other person and such act is accomplished (i) against the complaining witness’s will, by force, threat or intimidation of or against the complaining witness or another person; or (ii) through the use of the complaining witness’s mental incapacity or physical helplessness; or (iii) with a child under age 13 as the victim, he or she shall be guilty of rape.

Um, explain to me again how the abortionist is having “sexual intercourse” with his victim against their will in this situation … ?  (Although that has happened!)  I thought there would be something in there about penetration with an object at the very least!  Pretty much big fail in utilizing legal definitions there, RHRC.  Sounds like they are the ones in need of a reality check.

But that doesn’t stop useful idiot Dahlia Lithwick from jumping on the theme of rape in her article in Slate.  Here’s a list of all the ways she alludes to trans-vaginal ultrasound as rape:

“bodily intrusion,” “forcibly penetrated for no medical reason,” “physicians who would merely like to perform their jobs without physically violating their own patients,” “physical intrusion by government into the vagina of a pregnant woman,” “unwanted penetration with a medical device violates either the undue burden test or the right to bodily autonomy,” and “physically invading a woman’s body against her will.”

She finishes off with “One might hope that even the benign act of giving women ‘more information’ not be allowed to happen by forcing it between her legs.” Right, as if she’s just fine with the regular trans-abdominal ultrasounds that will result from this law, it’s only the trans-vaginal part she has a problem with!  Hey, you know what actually is a state-sanctioned, vaginally penetrative, invasive procedure? An abortion!

Regarding the idea of women not giving “consent,” Virginia S.B. 484 says that the ultrasound is “a component of informed consent to an abortion,” which means it is consented to if an abortion is consented to – contrary to feminazis trying to say it would be forced without consent and thus rape. Women are told ahead of time that an ultrasound will be involved, so the idea that it is “physically invading a woman’s body against her will” is ridiculous.  Furthermore, ultrasounds are already a part of the abortion process in many cases, but pro-choice radicals won’t let that get in the way of a good false rape charge to further their agenda.

The Slate rape-scare screed also cites an American Independent (TAI) article titled “Virginia ultrasound bill at odds with medical standards,” which sounds like it’s going to tell you that these ultrasounds are medically unnecessary.  TAI turns to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to find out “when it is appropriate to administer a trans-vaginal ultrasound.”  The ACOG helpfully pointed out that abortion was not on their list, but lo and behold, the list includes “to estimate gestational age,” which is exactly what the VA bill calls for the ultrasound to do!

TAI also notes that the ACOG has a pamphlet on what to expect in preparation of a first trimester abortion which includes this sentence: “An ultrasound exam may be done to confirm the date of the pregnancy.”  But WAIT, how can that be!  I thought the ultrasound bill was at odds with medical standards!  Here the ACOG tells patients to prepare for an ultrasound for the exact reasons the VA bill states!  This means that many women are already getting ultrasounds before abortions – are they being raped against their will by the state, too?

In fact, Commentary says “Ultrasounds Already Part of VA Planned Parenthood Abortion Procedure” – is Slate going to say these women are being “forcibly penetrated for no medical reason?”  Are abortionists who do trans-vaginal ultrasounds already “physically violating their own patients?”  If so, let it be known that the “sacred” big abortion business Planned Parenthood rapes women!

So sorry, pro-aborts, but ultrasounds and determining the gestational age of unborn babies are important – along with the ACOG and Planned Parenthood, your Archbishops of Abortion, the National Abortion Federation (NAF), leaders even say so!  NAF’s “A Provider’s Guide to Medical Abortion” page that streiff found says, in the section titled Ultrasound Imaging in Early Pregnancy:

“In the context of medical abortion, ultrasonography can help determine gestational age, assess the outcome of the procedure, and diagnose ectopic pregnancy and other types of abnormal pregnancy.”

NAF says determining gestational age is especially important for women undergoing “medical” abortions, i.e. through medication:

“Clinicians who provide medical abortion must be able to diagnose pregnancy and estimate gestational age. Accurate estimation of gestational age is essential, as the efficacy of the FDA-approved mifepristone/misoprostol regimen and of methotrexate/misoprostol regimens for medical abortion decreases as the pregnancy advances beyond 49 days’ gestation.
…medical abortion researchers and many providers in the United States have routinely used ultrasound for gestational dating..”

Thus, again radical pro-choicers’ hysterics are proven wrong, unfortunately days after their poisonous headlines are in the public consciousness.  As they say, a lie can run around the world before the truth has time to put on its shoes. Time to fight fire with fire and turn pro-aborts’ words against them – if ultrasounds are rape, then abortionists have been raping women for years!

Cross-Posted from Alexa Shrugged