I agree with this former Democratic state Rep...

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There's a few laws that is being ignored by Oklahoma gov.
Since when does the government tell doctors how to treat a patience and what to say or do during the treatment?
If it was statistics they were thinking of ,why the long survey full of personal questions ?

When I was of 'child bearing age' I personally wouldn't consider abortion an option ,so I can not know what the emotional state of someone that has made the decision but I can imagine smart a** would turn into angry long before the end of that survey . And on a serious note I'll bet if a survey was handed in with smartassed answers that woman would have to start a trip tic to some other state for an abortion . The poster that said lying on that long list of questions will be the norm is probably close to the right guess.IMO

I'm not planning on getting an abortion, I'm married and stable, and honestly, I'm far too careful.

I just don't think these survey's are necessary, and I was just inserting a smart a** comment. If I decided to get an abortion, I would never get it in a state that imposes themselves so drastically upon women. Hell, I refuse to even live there.

Your use of the word "If' to start your post made it clear you were posting an opinion not a planned action I didn't take it any other way than that.
My first thought when I read your post was to totally agree and if i was faced with a government survey like that one sounds about just about any topic imaginable I'd show my a** with smart a** replies 100%.
And at 109 years of age I sure wouldn't think you were flighty enough to be the type to use it as birth control ...

LOL I'm actually 20...so perfect breeding age. Well, maybe not for me, in my mind 20 is FAR too young.

I was married at 15 and had my three kids before my 20th birthday . Not bragging nor am I em brassed just stating the facts . But in hind sight ,I never have regretted being blessed with my 3 kids. But many many times as they were growing up I wished I'd waited till I was older and better prepared mentally,emotionally and financially.

I wasn't trying to put young mothers down. A mother is the hardest thing to be, I have so much respect for any mother--any age. I just meant I couldn't really handle being a mother. I have far too much on my plate as it is.

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It didn't sound like you were doing anything at all like that .

I've already stated that abortion never was an option for me personally.

What caught my attention is the amount of government involvement in a persons private business. In this case it's abortion . Is there other medical procedures that the Government wants a person to answer a questionnaire comparable to the one mentioned in the report ?

Whats the deal with The gov. wanting to post a persons private medical records on line publicly??

a state judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new Oklahoma law that would require doctors to report detailed information about abortion patients, which would then be posted online.

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I wasnt directing that at you, sorry if it came off that way. I see what you mean with the gov's envolvement. At the same time, is there another medical procedure that does nothing but stop the chances of survival for something? Other than euthanizing and animal or criminal. Even if you argue that it isnt a person yet, it still reduces the chances of it becomine a living human from 100%-1% to an absolute 0%. Its definately a delicate subject, but in my opinion, I like the idea of both making the woman in positiion to see the ultrasound screen, and the questionaire.




They need examples of how they intend on posting the information. If they plan on just scanning the questionaire, blacking out the name and posting it online, then I do not agree with posting it online. If it is just one of those "73% of women who have abortions are black 11thgrade dropouts that dont have a relationship with the father." Then I agree with the statistics being public.



Thats the biggest load of bulls*** ever. Over 3.5 million people live in Oklahoma. If it doesnt state more than age, race, educational level, marital status, cost of abortion, and marital status...no one is going to be able to pick you out of the over 6,000 abortions in Oklahoma each year. Unless you got a really good deal and you went around bragging about how much you paid to have an abortion.