H.B 1595 is a new provision on Oklahoma abortion laws that now requires, among other restrictions and requirements, an official record and reporting system of all abortions occuring within the state. This report will be available for anyone in the world to view, as it will be made public on a website as of March 1st. The Dept of Health, who among others has supported these new provisions, has declared that since the name and "personal information" will not be reported, there is no cause for concern or protest in regards to privacy issues. However, in reviewing the actual text of the law, the first 8 questions that will be asked and reported could easily be used to identify any member of a smaller community.
Oklahoma's Scarlett Letter: State Will Maintain Detailed, Publicly Accessible, Online Database of Abortions Including Potentially Identifying Data
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Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 6:38 AM
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