Ultrasounds bad for business

It has long been recognized that a woman seeing an ultrasound of her unborn child is much more likely to carry the child to term than a woman who doesn't. It seems as though a mothers instinct takes over from viewing the child. In the last decade the pro-life movement has become increasingly organized and has started to offer free ultrasounds to pregnant mothers, with no strings attached. So Illinois Planned Parenthood decided to use their money to introduce a bill that would prevent a technician from performing an ultrasound without doctor's orders. In early April, Rep. Rosemary Mulligan (R-Park Ridge) successfully passed HB 2492. Their contention was that the ultrasound can harm the babies nervous system. All of a sudden pro-abortion advocates now care for unborn children. This position is contradicted on Planned Parenthoods own website:

An ultrasound scan builds a picture of the fetus on a screen by bouncing sound waves into your uterus. It is a very safe procedure - no X-rays are involved. [emphasis added]

By passing this bill Planned Parenthood ensured that ultrasound is only used to put a target on a child's back.