Emily Shugerman: #Oklahoma Pols Want a Database of Everyone Who Has an #Abortion: And a bill to do just that is one step closer to becoming law.
"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."
#uspolitics #kevinwest #privacy
https://www.thedailybeast.com/oklahoma-pols-want-a-database-of-everyone-who-has-an-abortion