Arizona House Passes Bill Requiring Women Seeking Abortions To Say Why

[DonViejo]

Source: HuffPost




04/11/2018 12:08 pm ET

“It’s none of the government’s business why a woman is getting an abortion,” said state Rep. Athena Salman (D).

By Alanna Vagianos

The Arizona state House of Representatives passed a bill that would require women seeking abortions to fill out an invasive questionnaire that asks the reason for the procedure.

The legislation, passed on Monday, would force women to answer questions, including whether the abortion is elective for economic reasons, if the pregnancy was from a rape or incest, if the woman does not want children at this time, if the abortion is due to fetal or maternal health, and if the patient is having “relationship issues” such as domestic abuse or an extramarital affair.

The bill passed along party lines, 35-22, the Arizona Star reported. A version already has been approved by the state Senate, which now must decide whether to accept House amendments.

State Rep. Eddie Farnsworth (R) said the bill was about “getting information,” according to the Arizona Star. But when Rep. Daniel Hernandez (D) suggested the questionnaire add questions asking women whether they lacked access to affordable health care and had access to comprehensive sex education, Farnsworth shut the idea down.

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[trueblue2007]

1. NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[elleng]

16. DITTO DITTO DITTO!

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. The deep deep hatred of women is on display here, if they cant stop you from having one

they will DEMAND you tell the men in control why you want one.

[atreides1]

19. Yes it is

But the worst part is that women voted in favor of this bill...it's bad enough that women who want equal rights have to deal with misogynist males, but when they also have to deal with those of their own gender?

Right now the biggest threat to a woman's right to choose are other women!!!

[cp]

3. Here's why: NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS!

Companion bill: questionnaire for these freaks to fill out before each and every time they have sex or masturbate.

[shraby]

4. Aren't medical records private? What business do they have snooping like that?

[IcyPeas]

5. And meanwhile they are questioning zuckerberg about PRIVACY.

[AZ8theist]

6. Fucking pigs

Repukes are FUCKING PIGS.

I can't wait to leave this shithole state.

(and you can't depend on Gov. Douchebag to veto OBVIOUSLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL legislation...)

[SFnomad]

7. RepubliCONs want to get the oppressive government off our backs

That way the government has more time to spend between a woman's legs.

[TommyCelt]

8. HOLY SHIT!!!

MYOFB!!!

They say it's just for "information". They don't ask men why they take Viagra:

Can't get it up at home?
Can't get it up for your mistress?
Are you using it for GAY sex? (God forbid!!!)

[StevieM]

9. The next line in the article is remarkable. It shows how ignorant Republicans are.

"Sex education is not a health-care issue," Farnsworth said. "Having access to contraception is not a health-care issue."

[no_hypocrisy]

10. S**t happens, that's why.

[sinkingfeeling]

11. I hear the ACLU filing a lawsuit as we speak.

[not fooled]

12. Error-Zona pukes embarass themselves

once again. There are enlightened parts of the state, but not inside the puke-dominated statehouse.

Another disturbing action after gov douch-y turned AZ citizens into unwitting involuntary crash test dummies for uber.

I moved to AZ from CA a couple of years ago for a good job opportunity. Have found that no job is worth living here. Getting out ASAP.

[mr_lebowski]

17. I feel ya ... better get out quick, moving during the Summer especially sucks ...

Unless of course you can afford to just have others move for you, in that case, no biggie.

Moving YOURSELF, though, in Summer, in the desert part of AZ? F****** BLOWS.

[meadowlander]

13. I would write in:

"To piss off Republicans" or
"To slake the bloodthirst of the unnamable one" or
"Because DD is denying paternity, is about to have his assets seized and won't be able to cover child support" or
"Because I legally can".

[Freethinker65]

14. I would write in "other" as my answer

[Initech]

15. This is a stunning level of evil. Fuck the clergy!

[Ilsa]

18. Check them all, make the questionnaire worthless.

So what happens if they don't fill it out? Do they match answers to patients, or is it anonymous?

[Skittles]

20. how is this not part of doctor / patient confidentiality?

does the AMA weigh in on garbage like this???

[Gore1FL]

21. "Because I can" should be the answer each time.

It fulfills the requirement and tells them nothing.

[NutmegYankee]

22. Just announce that filling out that survey goes against your "sincere & deeply held beliefs".

And watch the American Taliban go nuts.

[CTyankee]

23. Wait a minute...isn't the whole premise of Roe v. Wade about a right to privacy?

The ACLU can't get fast enough on preparing their case against this shit...