Preform an Abortion; Have your Info Published

[Damen]

What's it been now? Three hours since Republicans did something RAEG-worthy? Well, we can't have such a dry spell.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-tennessee-abortion-bill-20120319,0,3304370.story

Reporting from Atlanta—

The latest salvo in the abortion wars comes in the form of a bill in the Tennessee Legislature that would result in the online publication of the names of doctors who perform abortions, and -- according to critics of the measure -- potentially out individual women who undergo the controversial procedure.

The Life Defense Act of 2012, which is under consideration in the Tennessee House of Representatives, would direct the state Health Department to post on its website a report on every abortion, to be filled out by the facility where the procedure takes place.

The reports must include the "identification of the physician who performed the abortion and the physician's office, clinic, hospital or other facility where the abortion was performed," according to the official summary of the bill.

Chas Sisk of the Nashville Tennessean reports that abortion-rights advocates are worried that this could result in the intimidation of doctors, given violent acts against abortion providers in the past.

Although the bill states that patients will not be identified in the reports, it says the documents must include the woman's county, age, race, marital status, plus her number of prior pregnancies, number of prior abortions, the gestational age of the fetus, and her preexisting medical conditions. That, critics say, could make it easy to guess identities, particularly in sparsely populated rural areas.

The sponsor of the bill, Matthew Hill, is a Republican state representative from the east Tennessee town of Jonesborough.

"The Department of Health already collects the data, but they don't publish it," Hill told the Tennessean. "All we're asking is that the data they already collect be made public."

Considering how quick "pro-lifers" are to kill and assault doctors and people seeking an abortion, anyone would two firing neurons can see this for what it is: a hit list.

[N. De Plume]

"The Department of Health already collects the data, but they don't publish it," Hill told the Tennessean. "All we're asking is that the data they already collect be made public."

And what interest does making it public serve? Hm?

[Patches]

I propose a different type of "personhood" law:

For every anti-abortion argument, all instances of the word "woman" shall be replaced with the word "person" and then the author must be made to read the modified text.

Therefore, Mr. Hill would be able to prove that his proposal is not rooted in misogyny when he can declare that having a person's medical records open for public scorn is a sound idea.

[Dantes Virgil]

EEeeeek!  I can't find even a shred of reason behind this!  What the hell?

[MadCatTLX]

 WHY? What useful purpose do the even claim it would serve?

 Yeah let's protect "lives" by killing people! That's perfect logic!

 They want the number of prior abortions? How many do they expect the women to have? Do they seriously think these women get abortions on a regular basis or something? FUCKING REALLY!?



Thank you Rarity.

[Stormwarden]

How low can someone get to release medical data, data that is PRIVATE, to the public in yet another attempt to slutshame? Isn't it what it is? There's much better ways to spend tax money, like on FIXING THE FUCKING ECONOMY, for one! Isn't that what the GOP is running on? Oh wait...they only speak social issues and Zombie Reagan crap anymore...yep, the GOP's lost it's mind.

[RavynousHunter]

But, Stormwarden, if things went back to the 1800s, the economy would fix itself!

[ironbite]

You have to have a mind to lose one.

Ironbite-and the current crop of Tea Party Republicans don't have a brain cell between them.

[Art Vandelay]

But, Stormwarden, if things went back to the 1800s, the economy would fix itself!

On the plus side, if we kept some modern technology, we could create a steampunk society.

[Thejebusfire]

Instead of worrying about what I do at my PRIVATE doctor appointments, why don't you do what we elected you to do and FIX OUR COUNTRY?

[ironbite]

Nope.  What you and your doctor doe affect the WHOLE COUNTRY IF NOT THE WHOLE WORLD!

Ironbite-especially when it comes to your baby factory I mean baby factory.

[Osama bin Bambi]

This is against federal HIPPA laws which prohibit patient records from being snooped upon.

[TenfoldMaquette]

This is against federal HIPPA laws which prohibit patient records from being snooped upon.

^This. Doesn't this bullshit violate a LOT of laws concerning doctor-patient confidentiality, among other things?

[Osama bin Bambi]

This is against federal HIPPA laws which prohibit patient records from being snooped upon.

^This. Doesn't this bullshit violate a LOT of laws concerning doctor-patient confidentiality, among other things?

Yes. It is against federal law for a doctor to violate their patient's confidentiality without the patient's permission. It is a part of the right to privacy guaranteed in the Constitution. This is seriously out of line when it comes to acceptable state laws.

[The Right Honourable Mlle Antéchrist]

This is against federal HIPPA laws which prohibit patient records from being snooped upon.

Yeah, I'm quite confident that this bill would be shot down if taken to the Supreme Court. It seems likely that this is mostly just an attempt at making women and doctors nervous about having/performing an abortion.