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A new Oklahoma law requires physicians to disclose detailed information on women's abortions to the State's Department Of Health, which will then post the collected data on a public website. The controversial measure comes into effect on November 1 and will cost $281,285 to implement, $256,285 each subsequent year to maintain.
Oklahoma women undergoing abortion procedures will be legally forced to reveal:
1) Date of abortion
2) County in which abortion is performed
3) Age of mother
4) Marital status of mother
5) Race of mother
6) Years of education of mother
7) State or foreign country of residence of mother
8) Total number of previous pregnancies of the mother
I agree, but why publish the info on a public website?
Public data exists for cancer, HIV/AIDS, influenza, etc. It is purely for statistical reasons. Abortions are difficult to gather statistics on, because most women lie about having them (or not having them).
Public data exists for cancer, HIV/AIDS, influenza, etc. It is purely for statistical reasons. Abortions are difficult to gather statistics on, because most women lie about having them (or not having them).
Any statistics on the amount of women who lie about this, or is it just paranoia? Only a crazed woman who is extremely insecure about herself would lie about such a thing.
It's done with real estate data and taxes. Federal funding might flow through there for abortions and statistics need to be maintained on how much budget money is allocated.
Huh? So you're comparing real estate transactions & property taxes to a personal medical procedure?
I’m not too knowledgeable about laws, however this sounds like it’s illegal to publicize someone’s medical record information especially if they happen to be a minor.
Any statistics on the amount of women who lie about this, or is it just paranoia? Only a crazed woman who is extremely insecure about herself would lie about such a thing.
you really don't think women would lie about having or not having an abortion? What world do you life in?
Nita
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