Hi all,
Here is a truly disgusting proposal that parkens back to the days when women
could not vote and were considered mere chattle. I wonder if the turkey that
sponsored this bill in the Oklahoma Legislature has a wife?
Bob Hachey
Okla. abortion bill seeks father's consent . By Sandhya Somashekhar
Washington Post . WASHINGTON - A bill advancing in Oklahoma would require a
woman to get the written consent of the fetus's father before obtaining an
abortion. The bill, which passed out of a House committee Tuesday, would
also require a woman "to provide, in writing, the identity of the father of
the fetus to the physician who is to perform or induce the abortion,"
according to the bill's language. "If the person identified as the father of
the fetus challenges the fact that he is the father, such individual may
demand that a paternity test be performed. The bill's author, Republican
state Representative Justin Humphrey, could not be reached for comment
Tuesday. But in an interview with The Intercept this month, Humphrey said
that men should be able to have a say over the fate of a fetus, and
suggested that a woman has greater responsibility in a relationship for
preventing pregnancy because she would be the "host. The bill has provoked
outrage from many corners. Reproductive rights groups on Tuesday expressed
outrage about the measure, which they said clashed with a Supreme Court
decision from two decades ago striking down a Pennsylvania law that required
a woman to get her husband's permission before obtaining an abortion.
Washington Post