Anti-abortion bill becomes law in Oklahoma

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Anti-abortion bill becomes law in Oklahoma

Thu May 24, 4:52 PM ET

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A bill prohibiting public funds from
being used for most abortions has become law in Oklahoma after
a deadline passed for the state's governor to veto the measure.

"If the governor doesn't act, it becomes law," said his spokesman,
Phil Bacharach. Gov. Brad Henry had until midnight on Wednesday
night to veto the bill.

Henry, a Democrat, vetoed a previous bill that contained no
exceptions for publicly funded abortions even in cases of rape or
incest. The new version allows such an exception if the victim
reports the crime to the police.

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"Virtually every hospital in the state of Oklahoma will no longer
be allowed to do it. If you live in rural Oklahoma, your hospital
probably receives state funding," said Linda Gray Murphy, a
lobbyist with the National Association of Social Workers, who
worked to the defeat the legislation.

-snip-

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/us_nm/oklahoma_abortion_dc

[Donald Ian Rankin]

1. What a spectacularly good way to increase false allegations of rape.

If the only way to obtain an abortion is to claim to have been raped, you can bet that the number of women coming forwards claiming to have been raped in Ohio will increase significantly in the next few months.

[stirlingsliver]

2. Ohio?

I think the bill referred to by the OP was a bill in Oklahoma.

I know both states begin with the letter "O", but Oklahoma is not the same as Ohio.

[uppityperson]

3. Different songs also

OK-la-homa where the dum dum dum dum dumdum dum
O-HIo, Oh-Hio, dah dah dah....

[Ayesha]

4. If they are going to have this...

then there needs to be a bill that will let taxpayers opt out of funding the Iraq war. Embryos vs. soldiers and born children in Iraq...I know which deaths concern me more!