Oklahoma's Progressive New Abortion Law

On April 16th, 2008, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry vetoed a bill requiring all women seeking abortions to receive and view ultrasounds of the fetus within one hour before proceeding with the pregnancy termination. This law had no exemptions for victims of rape and incest. It also calls for a medical physician to describe the images being seen, including the development of the embryo. The governor had this to say,

"While I support reasonable restrictions on abortion, this legislation does not provide an essential exemption for victims of rape and incest...

"By forcing the victims of such horrific acts to undergo and view ultrasounds after they have made such a difficult and heartbreaking decision, the state victimizes the victim for a second time. It would be unconscionable to subject victims of rape and incest to such treatment.

"Because of this critical flaw, I cannot in good conscience sign this legislation."

This is terrific, except for the fact that today, April 17th, the Oklahoma legislature overrode his veto of the bill.

This is purely and completely ridiculous. It's morally perverse, irresponsible and out right disgusting. Here is what I propose: I have compiled lists of every email address for every state senator and state representative. Lets blow up their inboxes.

email me at:
reluctanttulsan@gmail.com for the lists and lets tell them they did not listen to us and did not introduce legislation to benefit the whole of the state.

Let's tell all of them how we feel about inhumane treatment of abuse victims and the waste of our tax dollars. I mean, really, is there a woman out there who is ever overjoyed with getting an abortion? Why are we putting each other through more pain, and making tough decisions even tougher? I thought Oklahomans were supposed to be better than that.

These are the same people who want these unprepared mothers to raise children, but then they don't want to cough up any dough when its time for food and diapers. These people, Democrats and Republicans alike, are a disgrace to humanity. They should all be deeply ashamed of themselves...but of course, they aren't.