Abortion records online are none of our business!

The Issue

In case you missed this story yesterday, yes it's true: Republicans in the state of Oklahoma are trying to mandate the collection and online publication of abortion medical records.

Here's a list of some of the items that will be published ONLINE if this law passes:

Date of abortionCounty in which abortion performed

Age of mother

Marital status of mother (married, divorced, separated, widowed, or never married)

Race of mother

Years of education of mother (specify highest year completed)

State or foreign country of residence of mother

Total number of previous pregnancies of the mother

Number of pregnancies that ended in live births

Number of pregnancies that ended in miscarriages

Number of pregnancies that ended in induced abortions

The law is intended to "prevent abortions" - not through accessible contraception or comprehensive sex education - but public shaming. Why not just add on another item on this horrific list that says, "Every woman who has ever had an abortion must wear a red A on their shirt" as well? Perhaps we can even get Nathaniel Hawthorne to rise from his grave and write a sequel to The Scarlet Letter.

Talk about government interfering with your privacy. This is one of the most absurd legislative attacks on women I've ever seen. It disgusts me that Republicans are actually considering this as a tactic to block women from having an abortion and move their anti-choice agenda forward.

Please let them know that the information they intend to put online is very private, and sensitive information. Sign the petition today.

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