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If a woman sees her child, she'll keep it

The Ottawa Citizen

By Joanne Laucius

A new weapon has entered the war over abortion in the U.S., and Canadian anti-abortion groups would like to see it introduced here, too.

The weapon? The ultrasound.

American church groups that operate pregnancy crisis centres are equipping themselves with the machines at a cost of $20,000 to $30,000 U.S. each, according to a recent report in the New York Times. They hope that by showing a pregnant woman images of her unborn child, she won't abort it.

An ultrasound image makes a far more effective case against abortion than any legal or bioethical argument, anti-abortion advocates say.

In the U.S., the issue has sparked an ethical debate over whether presenting images of her fetus to a woman contemplating abortion is pushing an agenda or merely offering her useful information.

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Last updated Tuesday 13 May 2008