"Do you want to hear the heartbeat?"

"GREENSBORO, N.C. - January 17th, 2014

A federal judge ruled against a North Carolina law requiring doctors to read a script to patients while showing them an ultrasound, saying the provision violates a doctor's First Amendment rights." 
- WNCN 


     It demands doctors that perform abortions to read a script describing the condition of the fetus as well as showing the women images of the ultrasound at least four hours before their scheduled abortion. The bill was praised by social conservatives, it also requires that a woman be offered to hear the heartbeat of the unborn child. Clearly, this is deliberate effort to decrease the number of abortions in North Carolina. However many doctors, Democrats, and most importantly women feel this bill is a direct violation of their rights.