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SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A Utah lawmaker plans to introduce a law that would require abortion clinics to display ultrasound images so pregnant women can see them.
Rep. Carl Wimmer, a Republican, told The Salt Lake Tribune he believes the three abortion clinics in the state do not want patients to see the images of their fetuses before the procedure.
"They're in the abortion market to make money," he said. "The more ultrasounds they show, the fewer abortions they're going to be able to do."
Current state law requires the clinics to offer ultrasounds but says nothing about how the images are displayed. Wimmer's proposed bill would also require clinics to offer a detailed description of what is on the screen.
Melissa Bird, executive director of Planned Parenthood Action Council, said ultrasounds are routine with most abortions and women can see the images if they wish.
Wimmer, who drafted his bill with the national organization Americans United For Life, would like ultrasounds to be mandatory. But he plans to wait for the outcome of litigation over mandatory ultrasound laws in other states.
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