GOP State Rep introduces bill that basically declares pregnant women sub-human
https://theintercept.com/2017/02/13/oklahoma-lawmakers-want-men-to-approve-all-abortions/
Written by another of the chambers freshmen, Rep. Justin Humphrey, the legislation would require a woman seeking an abortion first to obtain written permission from her sexual partner. It would also require her to provide his name to her doctor and would forestall the procedure if the man wanted the opportunity to challenge paternity.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar provision in 1992.
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Ultimately, he said, his intent was to let men have a say. I believe one of the breakdowns in our society is that we have excluded the man out of all of these types of decisions, he said. I understand that they feel like that is their body, he said of women. I feel like it is a separate what I call them is, is youre a host. And you know when you enter into a relationship youre going to be that host and so, you know, if you pre-know that then take all precautions and dont get pregnant, he explained. So thats where Im at. Im like, hey, your body is your body and be responsible with it. But after youre irresponsible then dont claim, well, I can just go and do this with another body, when youre the host and you invited that in.
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You no longer get to make medical decisions on your body when you are pregnant, because pregnancy transforms you from a "body" into a "host" for another "body".
Maybe we need a similar law for sperm-hosts (sometimes known under the colloquial term "men"
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"No man is allowed to make reproductive decisions about his semen without written permission from his sexual partners."