An Oklahoma anti-abortion law – that
would require a woman seeking an abortion to get permission from the baby’s
father – has advanced to the state’s House of Representatives.
According to ABC News, the bill (introduced by Republican Rep. Justin Humphrey),
passed OK’s Public Health Committee by a vote of 5-2. If passed by the House, the bill would
require women to obtain written consent from the baby’s father and to identify the
father in writing to the doctor performing the abortion. The bill would make exceptions for cases of rape,
incest, or if the mother’s life is in danger.
The bill also would allow the baby’s father to request a DNA test.
“I believe one of the breakdowns in our
society is that we have excluded the man out of all of these types of
decisions,” said Humphrey. “I’m like,
hey, your body is your body, and be responsible with it,” he continued. “But after you’re irresponsible then don’t
claim, well, I can just go and do this with another body, when you’re the host
and you invited that in.”
Humphrey came under fire from
pro-abortion groups for introducing the bill, as well as for referring to women
as “hosts” for fetuses. Pro-abortionists
claim that the bill is a violation of constitutional rights. As evidence, they cite the 1992 case of
Planned Parenthood v. Casey in which it was ruled that Pennsylvania’s
spousal-notification provision infringed on a woman’s right to obtain an
abortion. “This is an outrageous affront
to women, women’s autonomy and women’s decision-making capacity,” stated Laura
McQuade, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains.
Rev.
Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.
Chaplain
(Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army
Pastor,
Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel
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