Yes, you read that right.  It’s a law.  It begins November 1, 2009.  If you have an abortion in Oklahoma, all the personal details of your abortion, excluding your name will be listed.

Here are the first eight questions that women will have to reveal:
1. Date of abortion
2. County in which abortion performed
3. Age of mother
4. Marital status of mother
(married, divorced, separated, widowed, or never married)
5. Race of mother
6. Years of education of mother
(specify highest year completed)
7. State or foreign country of residence of mother
8. Total number of previous pregnancies of the mother
Live Births
Miscarriages
Induced Abortions

With these details, once could easily deduce who the woman was, particularly if it is a smaller county.

Fortunately, The Center for Reproductive Rights is challenging the law.  In their lawsuit, they argue that the law violates the Oklahoma Constitution because it covers more than one subject.  This tactic was successful in the past when Oklahoma’s abortion ultrasound law was struck down.

One would imagine that this would be a HIPAA violation, thus, automatically, making it illegal.  This law is nothing but scare tactics to put fear into women and force them to carry a fetus to term.