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Originally Posted by christiangirl
Ooooh okay so it's just for women who are going through the ultrasound/testing for an abortion? I understand. Yes, that's still dumb as IDKW but not on as wide-spread of a scale as I was thinking. I thought the law was for all expecting women who are seeing an OBGYN for a prenatal check-up (that a doc is clear to NEVER reveal birth defects so a woman who finds her baby isn't as healthy as she thought won't then decide to abort). Still, that's seriously messed up.
ETA: As far as law #1, I see both sides to it. I see that the gov't is trying to make women understand the gravity of the decision they're about to make, but it's a solid argument that it's not the gov't's place to "make" women understand anything. That can be seen as overstepping a line and can further traumatize an already traumatized woman/girl. I say "can be seen" because there are undoubtedly people who see it as just the opposite--there had to be for this darn thing to have passed.
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There's another bill coming up HB 3284, a 38 question form a woman has to fill out, and damn it pisses me off. I copied this from the actual bill text.
REASON GIVEN FOR ABORTION (check all applicable):
Having a baby:
Would dramatically change the life of the mother: _________
Would interfere with the education of the mother: _________
Would interfere with the job/employment/career of the mother: ______
Mother has other children or dependents: ________
Mother cannot afford the child: ______
Mother is unmarried: ________
Mother is a student or planning to be a student: ________
Mother cannot afford child care: _______
Mother cannot afford the basic needs of life: ________
Mother is unemployed: _________
Mother cannot leave job to care for a baby: _________
Mother would have to find a new place to live: _________
Mother does not have enough support from a husband or partner: _____
Husband or partner is unemployed: _______
Mother is currently or temporarily on welfare or public assistance: _________
Mother does not want to be a single mother: _______
Mother is having relationship problems: ________
Mother is not certain of relationship with the father of the child: ________
Partner and mother are unable to or do not want to get married: _______
Mother is not currently in a relationship: _______
The relationship or marriage of the mother may soon break up: _______
Husband or partner is abusive to the mother or her children: _______
Mother has completed her childbearing: ________
Mother is not ready for a, or another, child: _______
Mother does not want people to know that she had sex or became pregnant: ________
Mother does not feel mature enough to raise a, or another, child: _______
Husband or partner wants mother to have an abortion: ______
There may be possible problem affecting the health of the fetus: ________
Physical health of the mother is at risk: ________
Parents want mother to have an abortion: _________
Emotional health of the mother is at risk: ________
Mother suffered from a medical emergency as defined in Section 1-738.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes: ______
Mother wanted a child of a different sex: ______
Abortion is necessary to avert the death of the mother: ______
Pregnancy was a result of forcible rape: ______
Pregnancy was a result of incest: ______
Other (specify): ______
Patient was asked why she is seeking an abortion, but she declined to give a reason: _______
Why you so damn nosy Oklahoma?
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