"I want to make sure women understand fully what is happening if they get an opportunity to see the little fingers and toes of the baby that they're thinking about aborting," state Sen. Jack Westwood, (R-Crescent Springs), an anti-abortion lawmaker who sponsored the bill, told WLKY. "I want them to make informed choices."
While the mothers are not required to view the images, Westwood said they may change their mind after seeing their babies on ultrasound images "and avoid a decision to do something they may be haunted by for the rest of their lives."
Pro-choice activists said mandatory ultrasound is an extra burden to women who have already made up their mind to terminate a pregnancy.
