A new law has been passed in Oklahoma that will legally force women who have had an abortion to reveal the following:
Anybody notice anything missing in these eight required statements? That's right; the male factor.
Their argument is that they don't use names or personal information so the women's privacy won't be invaded. Huh???

Not only are they treating women as though they don't have a brain in their heads, they are also throwing equality back into the stone ages.
Let's be fair. A woman cannot get pregnant without sperm. And if a woman has decided to abort the fetus, chances are she did not choose to impregnate herself through expensive medical procedures or a turkey baster.
So maybe the law needs to include a few more "facts." How about #9) Reason for abortion.
1) Pregnancy unplanned - mother's health is in danger
2) Fetus will be born without brainstem (or some other issue that will not allow the child to sustain life once outside the mother's womb)
3) Mother was raped by stranger
4) Mother was raped by distant family member
5) Mother was raped by immediate family member
6) Mother just reached puberty.
7) Mother just realized fetus father is pedophile.
8) Mother's baby daddy is physically abusive to children, does not want to bring one more into the fold
9) Mother will produce drug-addicted baby/baby with fetal alcohol syndrome
10) Mother's baby daddy has refused to take any responsibility and mother cannot afford to raise child on own or even pre-natal medical care to insure having a healthy baby for someone to adopt.
11) Baby daddy is a prominent, married, 'upstanding' member of the community (who probably fights against abortion rights) and can't have a "dirty little secret" growing up to expose him.
12) Too many mouths to feed already and no money to feed them.
I don't think I need to go on in this category. We can all come up with reasons why a woman should not have to provide to anyone why she does or doesn't want to follow through with a pregnancy.
But this law focuses on the mother and, as usual, leaves the father off the hook. If the statistics have to be on record about the mother, I say they should be on record about the father, too, such as:
1) Age of father
2) Marital status of father
3) Father's marital/partner status as it relates to mother
4) Race of father
5) Education level of father
6) Where father took off to after finding out mother was pregnant
7) Total children father has and by how many mothers
8) Father's previous criminal record and for what offenses
It's only fair, right? If the mother is going to be stigmatized, what about the father? It's my guess that at least 50% of the time the mother makes the decision to abort based on the father.
Women should have the right to decide what to do with their own reproductive systems. Do you think for one second the men in this country would stand for laws that forced them get vasectomies so that there would be fewer unwanted pregnancies? Do you think they would stand for laws that put ANY restrictions on the sacred, almighty penis? Of course not!
Why are we women standing for this?
Look...the anti-abortion associations and same-minded politicians are out of control. They call themselves "family" oriented and pro-life but they are the furthest thing from it. They worship the fetus but not ONE of them gives a hang about what happens to that fetus or mother once they've done their job of stopping the abortion.
They don't care if the mother has proper pre-natal care to birth a child healthy enough to be adopted if the mother doesn't want/cannot afford the baby. They don't care.
They don't care if the mother is drug or alcohol addicted or if the baby is born damaged because of it. Because these mostly white bread, holier than thou, hypocrites who scream about the rights of the unborn would never adopt a non-white newborn that was crack-addicted or had FAS. They don't care.
They don't care if the mother/parents find out the child will have multiple health issues that will keep the mother/parents in medical debt for the rest of their lives. It isn't their problem because they don't care.
They don't care what happens to that baby or mother after they've stopped the abortion because their job is done.
Why can't these organizations (mostly male-dominated), these politicians, these judges and the like be held RESPONSIBLE all the way? If they are going to prevent or make it illegal for a woman to have an abortion, then they should have to be financially responsible for that child until it turns 18. It is only fair. Do you think they'll care then?
I say again, a child cannot be made without sperm and it is the penises that rule the world. If they want the power they should also have the responsibility that goes with it. They should not be allowed to have it both ways, they've been getting away with that for too long as it is.
They scream they don't want a government health bill to pay for abortions. Do they think they aren't paying ten times more by paying for welfare and jail terms (where a good portion of kids who should have been aborted end up. I know that sounds harsh but think about it; how many kids neglected by (single) parents who didn't want them in the first place, turn to crime to get their attention and way of life)? Oh, that's right...they don't care.
They don't care because saving the fetus didn't cost them anything. I say, start hitting these misogynist, sanctimonious frauds in the wallet and make them responsible for "their women," the way they feel it should be and we'll all get wind burns from how fast they'll turn around and change their tune.
If the women have to pay with their privacy and dignity, then the men should be made to pay in ways that will hit them where it hurts, too.
Just my two cents.
BTW, I know it sounds like I hate men, I don't. I hate misogynists, whom of whom can be women.