Anti-abortion legislation in my home state of Oklahoma is making national headlines. Not for the first time.
The latest bill proposes to give fathers the power to block abortions.
The Oklahoman reports on today's front page:
An Oklahoma House committee approved a bill allowing fathers to veto an abortion, despite objections that it would be found unconstitutional.
The measure requires women seeking an abortion to provide the father’s written, informed consent. A woman would also have to reveal the father’s name.
House Bill 1441 now moves on to the full House. It must still get Senate approval before heading to the governor.
The bill’s author, state Rep. Justin Humphrey, said he just wants to add the father into the abortion process.
“My bill would stop an abortion if a father does not agree to the abortion,” Humphrey told the committee, which eventually voted 5-2 in favor of the legislation.
It's clear that one side — the pro-choice side — is in an uproar over the Oklahoma bill.