Oklahoma passes newer strict abortion laws

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Pregnancy was a result of forcible rape: ______

As opposed to non-forcible rape?

Seriously, if laws like this passed in my state, I would move, or at the very least go across the state border for my health care. Scary.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by AGDee

As for the checklist, I think I'd check "Other" with "None of your business" (perhaps with an expletive too!) if given that form.

Perhaps they are trying to figure out the reason for unwanted pregnancies so they can try to cut down on abortions by preventing them.

Originally Posted by DSTRen13

As opposed to non-forcible rape?

Well there are various forms of non-forcible rape.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Perhaps they are trying to figure out the reason for unwanted pregnancies so they can try to cut down on abortions by preventing them.

Ummm...you mean like birth control? Condoms? Nah...they've proven on many occasions to be interested only in abstinence as a means of prevention of abortions so that can be the reason behind that law.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by squirrely girl

This 20 week crap is a BIG problem - viability isn't until around 24 weeks and even then it's a 50% survival chance with excellent medical care and a lot of luck. Trying to stay neutral here but states that keep trying to "push it back" are WRONG.

I am under the impression that the age of viability isn't the issue.

Originally Posted by AGDee

It is saying that the doctor does not have to inform you if he thinks your baby has birth defects period.

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Well there are various forms of non-forcible rape.

I was gonna say "You're kidding," but I remember the Sami/EJ storyline on Days of Our Lives. Who says daytime TV isn't educational?

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

I was gonna say "You're kidding," but I remember the Sami/EJ storyline on Days of Our Lives. Who says daytime TV isn't educational?

Statutory and date rape are both rape, but don't necessarily require force.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Statutory and date rape are both rape, but don't necessarily require force.

I forgot about those. In the sitch I mentioned, EJ would only help Sami save her fiance (who was trapped in a collapsed cabin) if she had sex with him. She "consented" but only under threat. That's obviously a soap opera extreme, but people coerce along the lines of "Do this or else" all the time, especially with adult/child situations.

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

I forgot about those. In the sitch I mentioned, EJ would only help Sami save her fiance (who was trapped in a collapsed cabin) if she had sex with him. She "consented" but only under threat. That's obviously a soap opera extreme, but people coerce along the lines of "Do this or else" all the time, especially with adult/child situations.

I guess it's semantics. To me, anything that isn't freely consented to is forced, that's why it's rape - but I can see why there would be different legal categories.