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<p>A woman identified as "Lorena" by anti-abortion advocates during an ultrasound exhibition in the Idaho Capitol undergoes an abdominal ultrasound on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 in Boise. The exhibition was held by proponents of a bill to require an ultrasound before an abortion that's passed the Idaho Senate 23-12. Foes of the measure say it's an invasion of privacy. (AP Photo/John Miller)</p>

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Medical theater
March 22, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Medical theater

Abortion foes do live ultrasounds in Idaho Capitol

BOISE - The Idaho Capitol was part medical clinic, part reality TV show and all cultural battlefield on Wednesday, as an anti-abortion advocate secured a basement meeting room to conduct live ultrasound procedures on six women before a mostly female audience of 150.