Beyond The Broken Spectrum

A new Oklahoma law, the Statistical Reporting of Abortions Act, that forces women who have had abortions to post details of the procedure online is being sharply criticized by women’s rights groups, and is now being challenged in court by two Oklahoma women.

As of November 1, doctors in Oklahoma will be compelled — under penalty of criminal prosecution — to post the details of each abortion they perform online. Among the details to be posted for every abortion is the patient’s age, marital status and race; her financial condition; her education; and the total number of her previous pregnancies.

While the abortion patient’s name will not be published, “critics say the first eight questions alone could easily lead to the identification of a woman who lives in one of the state’s many small communities,” ABC reports.

In all, 37 personal questions will have to be asked and answered, and posted publicly for the world to see, under the new law. The Raw Story

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