Oklahoma has overrode two bills vetoed by the senator today. This override puts the bills into effect immediately. The first bill will require all women interested in getting an abortion to receive an ultrasound, and hear a detailed description of what it shows. I can understand getting an ultrasound for that sort of procedure. That just seems healthy to me, to make sure nothing else is wrong before the doctors go muddling around in there. Giving a speech on the results of that ultrasound just seems like a cruel ploy to force a woman to back out of the procedure. I can see how easily this description could be turned into something more like a pro-life advertisement seen at a protest outside an abortion clinic. Rape and incest victims must also go through this ultrasound and description.Governor Brad Henry says, “State policymakers should never mandate that a citizen be forced to undergo any medical procedure against his or her will, especially when such a procedure could cause physical or mental trauma. To do so amounts to an unconstitutional invasion of privacy.” As a woman who has been through the abortion procedure before, I know firsthand the sort of trauma involved. It is not a matter to be taken lightly. Putting more pressure on an already traumatic experience is entirely unnecessary.
The second bill the Oklahoma Senate overrode deals with possible misinformation spread by physicians to pregnant women. Women and their families are not allowed to seek legal damages if the physician “knowingly and negligently” withholds information concerning the pregnancy. This could particularly be an issue with fetuses with disabilities and the elective abortions sometimes performed at that point. If a doctor withholds information from parents after an elective abortion has been discussed due to a disability with the fetus, that doctor is not responsible.The fear of reprisal is seen in this bill. It has been said that any parent could accuse their doctor of withholding information during the pregnancy. Somehow, I don’t think the courts will award the case to anyone throwing around an accusation. I believe evidence must be presented before any verdict is decided. Therefore, this fear of reprisal shouldn’t exist for the innocent.
The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights has already filed a lawsuit to block the bills from being put into use. The lawsuit comes just two hours after the Oklahoma Senate overrode the two bills, citing it as “detrimental to women” and “clearly unconstitutional.”
Amanda Pachta is an enthusiatic writer and blogs at The Complicated Life.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI think this is a wonderful policy, maybe women will actually quit using abortion as birth control and consider there actions. I also think the abortion process should be shown beginning to end to highschoolers in there health/sex ed classes. I hope more states do the same!
are you serious, tough-enough? few women want to have an abortion… try having a little sympathy for others in terribly tough situations before advocating that their doctors lie to them and perform unnecessary, intimidating procedures.
Wow, what doctors lie, I thought the article said detailed description and yes women want abortions…doctors don’t drag them in off the street kicking and screaming and I do have compassion for the unborn babies!
I personaly from having a family member have an abortion.An almost die,because human remains were left inside her.Infection set in,the young woma almost hemmoridged to death,from it.
One young lady had 2 abortions,an weeps yrs later because she did.
One had 6 abortions by 25 yrs old.A form of birth control to her.
A 14 yr old pregnant ,having abourtion,because the parents let her run wild,not teaching her birth control,an that she was to young for sex at that age emotionaly ,any way.
One grandmother just didnt want grand children,an all but forced hers to have a abortion.
I think the bill should pass.These wemon,should know theres a living breathing being inside them growing.Before they just run off an have a abortion.I have seen abortions performed 3 of them,its awful,inhuman,an dangerious
When murder runs rampid in america today.Its bad enough these no control over the pedifiles murdering our babies/children than for us to do it knowing dang well thats a living being in side us,Dr knowing full well what hes doing,but has hardened their hearts to these,babies they are out righ killing ops i know fetuses they are aborting lol any what its put,it cold blooded murder to me!! only in serious issues.
Have you ever seen a baby ripped apart,by a suction power hose,sucked into a big jar sitting in the percigure room,look close,you can see teny body parts,heads the size of quarters/50 cet pieces.
Have you ever seen the tiny babies who have been pulled out by their feet,through the birt cannal,then stabbed in the back of the lower skull,brains suck out,so the skull will collaps to remove the head,from the vagina,an that full term baby dropped in a bucked by the table the woman lay on.
The hair,skin,eyes,heart ,cells are sold to other agencys.Or tiny bodies bagged,an thrown into inenareator.
My Goddness,if seeing a ultra sound,hearing a heart beat,knowing thats a living breathing being inside the person.Maybe it could possibly deture the murder,before it takes place.
An to the DR,who performs these abortions,i would tremble in my shoes.Because all the money they gain on this earth from destroying living beings ,they will surly not take a dime with them when they die,an when standing before a true Judge God,an counsel the satints.Its going to be abad time for that dr.
I call it murder for hire.do you know exactly how many babies are being aborted in one day alone in America.The numbers are staggering.
If it was a true medical emergency,where its the babies life,or the mother then the living adult,should over ride the unborn childs.But you cant tell me that all these trillions abourtions a yr,all these wemon have medical emergencies.That the only reason a abortion shoud be performed.Rape,Incest,of a child Then an abourtion,prefer the mornig ofter pill
Wouldnt it be better,On the womans health,on expences,better before the baby has formed..just to give them the morning after pill,forget your birthcontrol the morning after pill.A child raped,wiulnt it be healther for her to get the morning after pill,than go through the painful scarring abortion..If a victum of incest,get the pill the next morning ,or at the hospital,where you get checked for the rape,incest.Way to many couples want a child,an even willing to help the young woman through the pregnency.Why not let them have a chance at adoption.
I know a young couple who wanted a child for yrs,coulnt have one.An adoptions are so very hard to get babies,why dont they carry these BABIES,Instead of having them sucked out with a suction hose in to a jar. give them the same chance the person haveing the abortion had a chance at LIFE
Americas a murdering country,to allow these living, breathing, feeling, hearing,tiny babies that are growing,forming vital parts to be whole.But we are a nation of murderers.
Dr,abortionist living in mansions,driveing BMW,Porches,all from the money made off of taking a life,thats only Gods to take.Murdering what God gives as gifts,precious babies.
when Able was murdered by his brother cain,an God said Cain what have you done,Cain said nothing.But God said you lie because i hear your brother Ables blood crying out from the grown to me.If this is true,then think of the blood a the trillions,of babies who have met the fate of a suction hose,an a punctureing knife to the skull(full birt abortion)That are crying out to God today.
This is dangerious for wemon,an should only be used if the womans life is in danger/if the child is seen to be severly deformed,or a 9/12 raped.Abourtions are dangerious,cause scar tissue to form to the curvics,cause infection,that can cause the mother to die,can cause hemmorage,can cause mentaal troulble from the woman changing her mind,after the baby is gone. THEN a Aortionest will sit in a church on Sunday morning satisfied with his /her accomplisments with their children beside him/her.Where will a abortionist stand at the end of their life.
but we place men on death row,if they murder their own babies(they should be placed there) but you see what im saying.A woman can say to a dr hey its ok to murder my unborn child,i made a mistake,an dont want it.I dint use birth control,this is my form of birth control. Me an the dad broke up,i dont want it anymore,I got drunk got preg,but i dont want the baby,ive just changed my mind,will you give me an abortion for 500 dollars,Please.
I went to one clinic there was at least 100 wemon waiting on an abortion,one clinic alone,a small clinic thats 100 babys sucked into a jar.,not a one looked sick to me,least alone sick enought to use that for an excuse.But a woman decided to murder her own,its a whole different ball game
A man murderers his pregnant wife,he gets charged with his wifes death,AN THE UNBORN CHILDS. But a woman can lay on a table knowing she is allowing a man to murder,her baby,an to America thats ok,if 3 months/6 month/0r full term ()Partial birth ab).an she goes home,not to jail.Im ashamed of America allowing this,making money off this ,Dr getting rich off of babys sucked to their death through suckshun tubes.My My My!!!!.
An we wonder why America is in such a crises.
Could it be Judgement has come for America,the murderer,of innocence little babies!!!!.
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