tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634646778140328742.post341078687623786609..comments2023-06-06T17:04:13.871+01:00Comments on St John's Pro Life: Pre-abortion ultrasound scansAnneli Figurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657521679685461708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634646778140328742.post-84079171081007255852012-02-19T21:55:51.574+00:002012-02-19T21:55:51.574+00:00Thanks Amanda. I wasn't aware that the ultras...Thanks Amanda. I wasn't aware that the ultrasound was vaginal, but I'm not sure that changes my thinking, certainly not to the emphatic extent of Caroline's reaction. I don't think that, sensitively done, it has to be any worse from the embarrassment/discomfort point of view than a cervical smear - none of us like those, but we know we have to have them done. The way it is conducted is of the essence in these circumstances, but given the distressing and serious event that an abortion is overall, I don't think this procedure is unnecessarily intrusive. <br /><br />Being scanned for no apparent purpose, though (i.e. the woman is not shown the scan), unless it's absolutely necessary to confirm a pregnancy (and I'm not a medic so don't know if that's the case), is different and in that case I can see no point.<br /><br />Abortion is abortion and is wrong even if the baby is no more than a few cells big at the time. That's true. But it's too easy for a woman to deny that until she sees the truth of the new life beating inside her.Anneli Figurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657521679685461708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634646778140328742.post-28012267856227770592012-02-18T21:48:31.121+00:002012-02-18T21:48:31.121+00:00Thanks Anneli. Indeed this is a controversial one....Thanks Anneli. Indeed this is a controversial one. Much debate going on about this. Should a woman be required to have this scan with a vaginal ultrasound probe? It's the 'norm' for 6-8w scans where everything is so small. In the uk it is not a legal requirement but most women do receive a scan (the pictures are not routinely shown to them). Is this "good practice", or just a way of BPAS and MSI bumping up their fees to the NHS?<br />Can I refer you to an excellent discussion thread on Caroline Farrow's blog?<br />http://carolinefarrow.com/2012/02/16/political-suicideAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02048524492096683442noreply@blogger.com