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Indeed, these are exciting times for we Pro-Lifers; if there is even a remote possibility that forcibly probing a woman's cooter might change her mind with regard to aborting/KILLING her unborn child, then probe away, I say. Glory!
... and your problem is, Mr. Wilson?
Oklahoma joins push for new restrictions on abortion
The attack on the constitutional right to an abortion in the US has gained a new champion in the form of Oklahoma, which is pushing through five separate bills that would give it some of the toughest restrictions in the country.
The bills were initiated by the Republican-controlled state senate in the name of protecting the life of the unborn child. Pro-choice groups say the measures would be intrusive to women, both physically and in breach of their privacy.
One bill would force women to have an ultrasound of the foetus less than an hour before the abortion. A probe would be introduced into her vagina, with a doctor required to describe what was seen in the ultrasound to the patient.
Another bill places an obligation on doctor and patient to fill out a questionnaire with 38 questions about the woman, including her age, race, marital status, education, number of pregnancies including miscarriages and abortions, and reason for the termination.
The information would be published on a website and although the woman's name and address would not be given, critics say that in small towns her identity could easily be surmised. Others have denounced the bill as a breach of the confidential relationship between doctor and patient.
"The legislature and the senate are acting like an amateur gynaecologist. This is not about abortion, this is about the Bible," Democratic state senator Jim Wilson told the Tulsa World.
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The attack on the constitutional right to an abortion in the US has gained a new champion in the form of Oklahoma, which is pushing through five separate bills that would give it some of the toughest restrictions in the country.
The bills were initiated by the Republican-controlled state senate in the name of protecting the life of the unborn child. Pro-choice groups say the measures would be intrusive to women, both physically and in breach of their privacy.
One bill would force women to have an ultrasound of the foetus less than an hour before the abortion. A probe would be introduced into her vagina, with a doctor required to describe what was seen in the ultrasound to the patient.
Another bill places an obligation on doctor and patient to fill out a questionnaire with 38 questions about the woman, including her age, race, marital status, education, number of pregnancies including miscarriages and abortions, and reason for the termination.
The information would be published on a website and although the woman's name and address would not be given, critics say that in small towns her identity could easily be surmised. Others have denounced the bill as a breach of the confidential relationship between doctor and patient.
"The legislature and the senate are acting like an amateur gynaecologist. This is not about abortion, this is about the Bible," Democratic state senator Jim Wilson told the Tulsa World.
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