Oklahoma
Nona Willis Aronowitz talks about her new book "Girl Drive". The public option seems viable, and health care reform opponents freak out, and a new law in Oklahoma invades women's privacy.
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor October 30, 2009 - 5:53am
Last night, an Oklahoma judge overruled the state’s attempt to stop enforcement of a temporary restraining order against a new abortion law. which would have imposed a number of abortion restrictions.
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor October 23, 2009 - 11:12am
Oklahoma's Attorney General, apparently lacking any real reason for his job, is spending time in a crusade to force women to reveal intimate medical details on public, state-mandated websites.
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By Amy Dempsey, RH Reality Check August 10, 2009 - 10:34am
Medical Abortion, Now an Option in Australia; Family Planning in Sri Lanka; Ultrasound Law in Oklahoma
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Never mind waiting for that 20-week sonogram—now expectant mothers can
find out their baby’s sex in a handy, over-the-counter test as early as
10 weeks after conception.
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In 2008, a few state legislatures took steps to promote reproductive health, by requiring hospitals to provide information on EC to rape survivors and laying the groundwork for expanding Medicaid family planning coverage.
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In the name of informed consent, more states are hopping on the ultrasound bandwagon.
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Ultrasound laws are based not in science, but in a fantasy world where women are stupid, doctors are deceptive, and misogynist lawmakers are the saviors of women.
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By Carole Joffe, University of California October 20, 2008 - 7:00am
A new Oklahoma law permits women seeking abortion to avert their eyes while an ultrasound is performed -- but requires them to hear a description of what the ultrasound is displaying.
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New legislation passed in Oklahoma mandates ultrasounds for all women seeking abortion, forces women to view the ultrasound and requires doctors to recite a script describing the ultrasound.
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