Oklahoma Pols Want a Database of Everyone Who Has an Abortion
An Oklahoma bill that would create a database of every person who obtained an abortion is one step closer to becoming law.
The so-called Oklahoma Right To Human Life Act, authored by state Rep. Kevin West, passed out of the Public Health Committee last week and moves to a full House vote next month. The bill would require the Oklahoma State Department of Health to create a database in which each patient is identified by a “unique patient identifier” to track how many abortions a patient has and when. That information and the identity of the patient could be released to authorities under a court order.
Oklahoma already outlaws all abortions except when necessary to save the life of the mother, without exceptions for rape or incest.