Idaho senators passed a bill that would require all women to get at least one, if not two mandatory ultrasounds before obtaining an abortion.  The bill passed by a two-to-one margin, and is expected to do even better in the Republican dominated House.

Lawmakers are eager to assert that the bill isn't about punishing women, or exponentially raising the cost of abortions.  No, it's all about "information," they argue, even if some of them aren't even aware of what sort of ultrasounds are being performed or who will be providing them legally.