SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah bill that would require doctors to show a woman an ultrasound before performing an abortion has passed a House committee vote.
The passage through the Judiciary Committee Tuesday moves the measure to the full House.
Republican Rep. Steve Christiansen's bill would require a physician or technician performing a mandated ultrasound to describe the presence and location of an unborn child in the uterus, display images and make the fetal heartbeat audible for each woman.
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A physician would not be allowed to perform an abortion unless a woman presents a completed form demonstrating she met the ultrasound requirement.
