No matter how much progress is made in the fight for reproductive rights, there are still those who try to take them away.
Two women are challenging an Oklahoma law that will require the state to create a Web site where any woman who has an abortion will have to provide intimate details about her choice — including her relationships, financial situation and even her motivation for seeking the abortion.
This law represents a direct attack on a woman’s right to privacy. It is ultimately a woman’s choice and her right to have an abortion. It is never an easy decision to make, and women should not be forced to relay the details of that decision.
“A friend said it best: It’s like undressing women in public, exposing their most personal issues on the Internet,” said Lora Joyce Davis, one of the plaintiffs working with the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights to fight the law, which goes into effect Nov. 1.
I find it completely ironic that the two greatest advocates of this law are two MEN. If they think this is lawful and not a big deal to reveal the information online, then what is the big deal of staying constitutional and respecting doctor-patient confidentiality? They should be taking the amount of money that this would cost and invest it in sexual education for teens, therefore possibly helping to prevent this situation all together. I am outraged by this and don’t see how they believe this to be constitutional or humane. But then again, I’m sure they thought the Patriot act was constitutional.