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Oklahoma Abortion Law’s Online-Publication Rules Come Under Fire

October 13, 2009
by Jonnelle Marte
Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Jonnelle Marte

A new Oklahoma law that will allow the state to publish detailed information about abortion patients online has created uproar from critics who view it as a blow to women’s rights and is providing the latest fodder in the debate over online-data privacy.

The Huffington Post reported that the law, which would go into effect Nov. 1, would require Oklahoma women who have abortions to disclose the following details:

  • Date of abortion
  • County where the abortion is performed
  • Age of mother
  • Marital status
  • Race of mother
  • Years of education
  • State or foreign country of residence of mother
  • Total number of previous pregnancies

Doctors will be required to report this information to the State Department of Health so that it can be posted on a public Web site. Supporters say that patients’ privacy rights are protected because their names and other personal information will not be reported.

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