▁Ab ort ion ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bell ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁bill ▁requiring ▁all ▁women ▁to ▁under go ▁a ▁trans v ag inal ▁ul tras ound ▁prior ▁to ▁having ▁an ▁abort ion , ▁except ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁ra pe ▁and ▁inc est , ▁where in ▁police ▁reports ▁must ▁be ▁presented . ▁While ▁hundreds ▁of ▁people ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁silent ▁protest ▁outside ▁the ▁Virginia ▁state ▁capit ol , ▁Bell , ▁as ▁the ▁bill ' s ▁patron , ▁post pon ed ▁a ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁bill , ▁which ▁passed ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bell ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁an ▁am ended ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁requiring ▁women ▁to ▁under go ▁a ▁trans ab dom inal ▁ul tras ound ▁prior ▁to ▁an ▁abort ion ▁if ▁written ▁consent ▁for ▁a ▁trans v ag inal ▁ul tras ound ▁is ▁not ▁obtained , ▁and ▁no ▁ul tras ound ▁at ▁all ▁if ▁the ▁phys ician ▁de ems ▁it ▁impossible ▁to ▁determine ▁f etal ▁age ▁through ▁the ▁pres cribed ▁means . ▁ ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁in qui ries ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁legisl ative ▁session , ▁Bell ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁spons or ▁of ▁a ▁bill ▁requiring ▁police ▁to ▁in quire ▁into ▁the ▁citizens hip ▁of ▁anyone ▁arrested , ▁regardless ▁of ▁criminal ▁charges . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁widely ▁critic ized ▁by ▁civil ▁rights ▁organizations ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁pass . ▁ ▁Education ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1