The House Health and Human Services committee voted unanimously Friday to support amending Utah's informed consent abortion laws and emphasize access to ultrasound tests prior to a woman receiving an abortion.

Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, the bill's sponsor, railed against the "outlandish" coverage his bill had received from the news media.

"This bill has been distorted in every way," he told the committee.

Wimmer said the bill did not require women to undergo an ultrasound prior to an abortion, but that those abortion clinics that do perform an ultrasound prior to an abortion would be required to let the woman choose whether or not she viewed the ultrasound and whether or not the physician gave her a detailed description of what she was seeing.

"In the past, I have been accused of being anti-choice. I disagree, I am anti-abortion," Wimmer told the committee. But "this is a choice bill."

Running short on time, the committee allowed only one speaker from the public in favor and in opposition to the bill. Dalane England, with the Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in favor. There were no speakers in opposition.