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more about #oklahoma more comments → tiredfairy: So, yet again, the uterus is an organ that doesn't really belong to the individual, but to the public, so it can be judged and deemed acceptable or un... more » spamanda: I would like to know when having a child DOESN'T "... dramatically change a woman's life, or interfere with her job or education?" Because I've got tw... more » Hooplehead: These ignorant, backwards motherfuckers need to read the HIPAA law. It states clearly that releasing people's private health information is a crime.... more » TheFormerJuneBronson: I love how they act like this is so much more complicated than providing comprehensive sex education in schools, developing quality job opportunities ... more » victoriasauce: Goddamn it. As an Oklahoman, I apologize for my state. I, too, hate the backwards shit this place can produce and cringe every time Tom Coburn opens h... more » bluewine: I see their last anti-choice plan was just as idiotic. How do you describe a fetus? In the first trimester, the fetus looks like a jellybean-shaped blob. more » windupbird: I had my abortion at a small women's clinic in NH. It was a comfortable, welcoming environment, and I had a brief counseling session before I went int... more » PinkBox: Answering the questionnaire is pointless. Regardless of what the women write, they obviously do not want to, or can not raise a child. End of story. more » redqueenmeg: They're just going to use this information as ammunition: "See, most people get abortions JUST FOR THEIR OWN CONVENIENCE! Here's the proof! Now, can... more » bluewine: They need to figure out "why these are going on"? That's such an idiotic explanation. Do they really think abortions happen for shits and giggles? To ... more » NellMood: This is so invasive. I don't understand why anyone would think that women owe these answers to the world. It's also pretty hard to respect someone wh... more » lalaland13: Would having a baby dramatically change a woman's life, or interfere with her job or education? Yes. I am a hooker by day, and by night run Madame Lal... more » I, Zombie Normal: Frankly, I find the use of stealth tactics like this law, the previous Oklahoma law, laws that change provisions for seemingly innocuous things like c... more » sara-without-an-h: When my mother got her first abortion (in France), the doctor forced her to repeat after him: "I am murdering a child". This was common practice then.... more » chipclip: They're probably not stopping abortions, they're just making the procedure more uncomfortable, more hard. Women who want an abortion are probably pre... more » -
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Health Nuts: The Anti-Abortion Empire Strikes Back
As Senator Nelson continues crusading to expand the Hyde Amendment, the state of Oklahoma is attempting to leverage more restrictions on abortion: new regulations force women to answer 30+ questions pre-procedure, with the answers posted to a state-run website. More » -
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Judge Strikes Down Oklahoma Abortion Ultrasound Law
An Oklahoma judge has overturned a law that would have required doctors not only to perform ultrasounds on all women seeking abortion, but to describe the resulting images. One critic called the law the most extreme in the country. More »
