Abstract

Starting in late 2011, public discourse increased around several similar pieces of proposed and enacted legislation that began to appear in the United States. These instruments, currently at different stages in their respective legislatures, impose or intend to impose restrictions on the conditions under which an abortion can be provided to a woman seeking to terminate her pregnancy.1 Among this set of instruments is state-level legislation, modeled after the Woman’s Ultrasound Right to Know Act, a law and policy guide developed by the pro-life/anti-choice group, Americans United for Life (AUL). This guide and the legislation that is modeled on it state that a woman seeking an abortion cannot give “informed ..