“Now the baby is very clear, very distinct”

Improved ultrasound technology credited for pro-life shift Washington, D.C.,
May 20, 2009

(CNA) -- Some doctors and pro-life leaders now say modern ultrasound technology is partly responsible for Americans’ gradual shift to identifying themselves as pro-life.

Nebraskan legislators are now considering joining other states that require that a woman considering an abortion be provided an ultrasound of her baby.

A recent Gallup poll showed 51 percent of Americans now self-identify as pro-life, composing a majority for the first time. The change has led to speculation that improved ultrasound technology has helped change minds.

"Ultrasound used to be less available, very grainy,” Charmaine Yoest of Americans United for Life told Fox News. “Now the baby is very clear, very distinct." the rest image