Oklahoma lawmakers are so fickle.
The Oklahoma Legislature voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to override vetoes of two highly restrictive abortion measures, one making it a law that women undergo an ultrasound and listen to a detailed description of the fetus before having an abortion.
As we know from last week's discussion, Oklahoma lawmakers are now mandating that women undergo completely unnecessary vaginal ultrasounds so they have all the information they need before deciding to obtain a legal medical procedure.
Except that Oklahoma lawmakers want to make sure women don't have all the information they need before deciding to obtain a legal medical procedure if it means they might decide to obtain a legal medical procedure.
The second measure passed into law Tuesday protects doctors from malpractice suits if they decide not to inform the parents of a unborn baby that the fetus has birth defects. The intent of the bill is to prevent parents from later suing doctors who withhold information to try to influence them against having an abortion.
In other words, if you're a woman in Oklahoma seeking a legal medical procedure, you will first be forced to have a completely unnecessary procedure so the doctor can show and describe to you your beautiful, healthy little bundle of joy.
This is Oklahoman for "informed consent."
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