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The Oklahoman reports:
A GOP-sponsored anti-abortion bill could create a state database of women who have undergone the procedure and ban emergency contraception. A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including the Republican chair of the House Public Health Committee, expressed concerns that House Bill 3216 from Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, could ban some forms of birth control, such as IUDs. HB 3216 passed the committee on a party-line vote with Rep. Trish Ranson, D-Stillwater, as the lone dissenter.
Oklahoma bans abortion except to save the life of the mother. State law doesn’t include exceptions for rape or incest. West’s bill would allow for civil lawsuits against those who help a woman obtain an abortion and creates new requirements for physicians to report each abortion they perform. Women who obtain an abortion would be assigned a “unique patient identifier” that would allow them to be identified by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
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West appeared here earlier this month for his bill to ban Pride flags at public schools and government buildings. He also appeared here in January 2023 for his bill that would make it a felony to perform drag in the view of minors. His bill called for a $20,000 fine and up to two years in prison. He first appeared here in April 2021 when Gov. Kevin Stitt signed his bill making it legal to run over protesters.
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