Oklahoma State Senate seeks more control over women's bodies

[marmar]

from the Guardian UK:



Oklahoma joins push for new restrictions on abortion
US state of Oklahoma pushing through five separate bills that would give it some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the country

Ed Pilkington in New York
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 21 April 2010


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. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/21/oklahoma-abortion-united-states-bill

[CTyankee]

1. This is disgusting. What business do legislators have instigating vaginal examinations?

These people are cretins and monsters...I am appalled...