The new law won’t take effect until the summer, but another bill moving toward a Senate vote could take effect immediately and have a better chance at staying in place.
into law, which prohibits all abortions except in the case of medical emergencies, saying he wants Oklahoma to be the “most pro-life state in the country.”
The law, which will take effect in August, makes performing an abortion a felony that’s punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine., which also bans all abortions except in cases of medical emergencies, and would take effect immediately once Stitt signs it into law. HB 4327 copies Texas’ abortion ban by enforcing the law through lawsuits private citizens file against anyone who “aids or abets” an abortion, rather than by state officials.
That provision makes it harder to strike the law down in court—Texas’ SB 8 is still in effect—which means even if SB 612 gets struck down, there would still be another state abortion ban in place. The Oklahoma House passed HB 4327 in March, and the bill is now headed toward a full Senate vote after its health committee approved the bill Monday.Oklahoma’s abortion ban—or bans, if HB 4327 passes—will not only affect Oklahomans seeking abortions.
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