A new Oklahoma law requires physicians to disclose detailed
information on women's abortions to the State's Department Of Health,
which will then post the collected data on a public website. The
controversial measure comes into effect on November 1 and will cost
$281,285 to implement, $256,285 each subsequent year to maintain.

Oklahoma women undergoing abortion procedures will be legally forced
to reveal:

1) Date of abortion
2) County in which abortion is performed
3) Age of mother
4) Marital status of mother
5) Race of mother
6) Years of education of mother
7) State or foreign country of residence of mother
8) Total number of previous pregnancies of the mother

Proponents of the legislation claim that women should not be concerned
over their privacy since no names or "personal information" will be
reported. This defense is questionable. Feminists For Choice argues,
"In reviewing the actual text of the law, the first 8 questions that
will be asked and reported could easily be used to identify any member
of a smaller community."

The Center For Reproductive Rights, Rep. Wanda Jo Stapleton (D-Okla.),
and Okla. resident Lora Joyce David have filed a lawsuit to prevent
this contentious abortion bill from going into effect, on the grounds
that it violates the state's constitution.



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