The View, Abortion, and Ultrasound

Recently the topic of a new Texas law concerning mandatory ultrasounds for those considering abortion came up on The View.

Here were a couple of comments:

Joyce Behar: “It's very totalitarian in my opinion. I mean, it smacks of forcing somebody to confront something that they have already decided they don't want to deal with.”

Barbara Walters: “I think that in order to even think about having an abortion, to give up a child that is obviously unwanted, that's why you're doing it, it is such a tremendous decision, it's involved with so much fear of what you're doing, and guilt.

Then to have to go and be forced to hear, to see the fetus, to hear the heartbeat, to put more guilt on you, I think is heartbreaking.”

How would you respond?  Kathy Norquist gives some helpful thoughts.