OKLAHOMA CITY – A measure expanding abortion reporting
requirements advanced today from the House floor.
House Bill 2015, by Rep. Sean Roberts, would add questions to
the Individual Abortion Reporting Form completed by a physician. Questions
related to the performance of an ultrasound, how the abortion was performed, the
heartbeat of the fetus prior to abortion and number of abortions performed would
be added to the list.
“I believe someone going through something as permanent and
life-altering as an abortion should think about this choice in every way
possible before going through with it,” said Roberts, R-Hominy. “The information
obtained from this legislation could enable us to understand the reasoning
behind abortions. This knowledge would allow us to take measures that make
abortions safer and rarer in the state of Oklahoma.”
Additionally, the measure adds
additional reporting measures to the Annual Abortion Report issued by the State
Department of Health. Lastly, the measure provides for registered voters of
Oklahoma to initiate legal proceedings against an abortion provider that fails
to submit any required report.
HB 2015 passed the full floor
of the House by a vote of 79-15. It now heads to the state Senate for further
consideration.
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