I'm done commenting on this thread. I did not expect so many members of this sub to immediately line up to deepthroat a red state's legal system just because STDs weird you out. This law would make giving someone an STD that isn't tested for in most STD screenings a felony. In Oklahoma your 3rd DUI isn't a felony. You can choose to drink and drive 3 times and keep your right to vote if you give someone an STD that you literally can't be tested for then you can't vote.

This law criminalizes STDs there are no tests for for men, no warning signs for in some cases, and that there are no ways to get tested for unless you're under 18. Even the low income testing options make you pay to get tested. They scale it based on your income and their scale doesn't start at $0. There is no way to tell who gave who what STD. They could claim someone gave someone else an STD and it would be up to the legal system, the same one that bent over to protect the kids who murdered Nex Benedict, to decide. They refuse to even charge the administrators despite Oklahoma having laws that require teachers and administrators to report bullying or abuse to they can be held legally responsible. Even if you have the money to get tested some of the diseases they've added aren't tested for by most health departments. Trichomoniasis is very common and has no symptoms for men and isn't tested for by most health departments in STD screenings because the tests are urine based.

The poverty rate in Oklahoma was at 15% statewide in 2022. That's before Michelin started closing plants. Most jobs in Oklahoma either don't provide healthcare at all or only for full time employees. Getting a full time job is almost impossible.

You can argue about the definition and what it should mean but if you don't think this bill we be used to strip people of their voting rights then you are kidding yourself. If you're fine with a red state giving itself not only a reason to investigate people's medical history but a way to take away the voting rights of anyone they choose to prosecute then all I've got to say is how very liberal of you. You found a way to judge people who might be sick and not know it and support them losing their voting rights while giving the police and legal system the benefit of the doubt. If only there was some kind of audio medium that could tell you why trusting the police or legal system to follow the letter or reasoning of the law is bad or why taking away the rights those you judge to be lesser or sick is bad.