This opinion column originally appeared on americanthinker.com on 11/28/2012.

Author: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Steven Aden

Ultrasounds have long been a thorn in the side of abortion sellers.

This is because the images of hearts beating inside the womb, and of children sucking their thumbs or reacting to outside stimuli, have gone a long way in undercutting the "mass of cells" or "bundle of DNA" theories abortionists pawn to ease the consciences of prospective clients.

And this is why pro-abortion forces demonize the 24 states that require an ultrasound before an abortion -- they know that mothers who look upon their children's faces will have a harder time looking the other way while an abortionist stops a beating heart.

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