The Virginia Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would require a woman seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound, virtually assuring the measure will become state law.

Passage of the hotly contested measure by the evenly divided chamber paves the way for the bill to go to Gov. Bob McDonnell, whose signature would make it the law effective July 1. The GOP-dominated House of Delegates is expected to give the measure swift approval.

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