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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:56 PM Apr 2018

Arizona House Passes Bill Requiring Women Seeking Abortions To Say Why

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.

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/arizona-house-passes-bill-requiring-women-seeking-abortions-to-say-why_us_5ace1cbae4b06a6aac8dfae2

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Arizona House Passes Bill Requiring Women Seeking Abortions To Say Why (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! trueblue2007 Apr 2018 #1
DITTO DITTO DITTO! elleng Apr 2018 #16
The deep deep hatred of women is on display here, if they cant stop you from having one Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #2
Yes it is atreides1 Apr 2018 #19
Here's why: NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS! cp Apr 2018 #3
Aren't medical records private? What business do they have snooping like that? shraby Apr 2018 #4
And meanwhile they are questioning zuckerberg about PRIVACY. IcyPeas Apr 2018 #5
Fucking pigs AZ8theist Apr 2018 #6
RepubliCONs want to get the oppressive government off our backs SFnomad Apr 2018 #7
HOLY SHIT!!! TommyCelt Apr 2018 #8
The next line in the article is remarkable. It shows how ignorant Republicans are. StevieM Apr 2018 #9
S**t happens, that's why. no_hypocrisy Apr 2018 #10
I hear the ACLU filing a lawsuit as we speak. sinkingfeeling Apr 2018 #11
Error-Zona pukes embarass themselves not fooled Apr 2018 #12
I feel ya ... better get out quick, moving during the Summer especially sucks ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #17
I would write in: meadowlander Apr 2018 #13
I would write in "other" as my answer Freethinker65 Apr 2018 #14
This is a stunning level of evil. Fuck the clergy! Initech Apr 2018 #15
Check them all, make the questionnaire worthless. Ilsa Apr 2018 #18
how is this not part of doctor / patient confidentiality? Skittles Apr 2018 #20
"Because I can" should be the answer each time. Gore1FL Apr 2018 #21
Just announce that filling out that survey goes against your "sincere & deeply held beliefs". NutmegYankee Apr 2018 #22
Wait a minute...isn't the whole premise of Roe v. Wade about a right to privacy? CTyankee Apr 2018 #23

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
2. The deep deep hatred of women is on display here, if they cant stop you from having one
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:58 PM
Apr 2018

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











atreides1

(16,079 posts)
19. Yes it is
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:55 PM
Apr 2018

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

(6,628 posts)
3. Here's why: NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS!
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:58 PM
Apr 2018

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

AZ8theist

(5,464 posts)
6. Fucking pigs
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:03 PM
Apr 2018

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

(3,473 posts)
7. RepubliCONs want to get the oppressive government off our backs
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:04 PM
Apr 2018

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

TommyCelt

(838 posts)
8. HOLY SHIT!!!
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:04 PM
Apr 2018

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

(10,500 posts)
9. The next line in the article is remarkable. It shows how ignorant Republicans are.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:05 PM
Apr 2018

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

not fooled

(5,801 posts)
12. Error-Zona pukes embarass themselves
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:47 PM
Apr 2018

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

(33,643 posts)
17. I feel ya ... better get out quick, moving during the Summer especially sucks ...
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:04 PM
Apr 2018

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

(4,395 posts)
13. I would write in:
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:48 PM
Apr 2018

"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".

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
18. Check them all, make the questionnaire worthless.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:47 PM
Apr 2018

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

Skittles

(153,160 posts)
20. how is this not part of doctor / patient confidentiality?
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 04:18 PM
Apr 2018

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

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)
22. Just announce that filling out that survey goes against your "sincere & deeply held beliefs".
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 05:50 PM
Apr 2018

And watch the American Taliban go nuts.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
23. Wait a minute...isn't the whole premise of Roe v. Wade about a right to privacy?
Thu Apr 12, 2018, 10:52 AM
Apr 2018

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

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