(image via Depositphotos)Lawmakers in the Oklahoma House have approved legislation that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to ten years in prison.
From the Oklahoma City ABC News affiliate:
With little discussion and no debate, the Republican-controlled House voted 70-14 to send the bill to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who has previously said he’d sign any anti-abortion bill that comes to his desk.
The Oklahoma bill, which passed the Senate last year, makes an exception only for an abortion performed to save the life of the mother, said GOP state Rep. Jim Olsen, of Roland, who sponsored the bill.
Under the bill, a person convicted of performing an abortion would face up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
The law would make abortion illegal from the moment of conception – with no exception for rape or incest.
Since neighboring Texas passed its own severe anti-abortion ban last year, Planned Parenthood’s abortion clinic in Oklahoma reports an 800% increase in the number of women showing up for help.
JUST IN: Oklahoma just passed the most restrictive abortion ban in America, punishing people as felons with 10 years in prison. There was NO notice this was going to happen and it was passed with NO debate. The ban starts at conception.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) April 5, 2022
Oklahoma lawmakers passed a bill that makes performing an abortion a felony, punished by up to 10 years in prison.
After Texas restricted abortion, Oklahoma was a major destination for Texans seeking abortions.
There are 500+ anti-abortion bills currently in U.S. statehouses. pic.twitter.com/SWQ1p2d8ki
— AJ+ (@ajplus) April 5, 2022
Oklahoma Republicans just passed a near-total ban on abortion, making abortion illegal from the moment of conception. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk for signature. It’s the most restrictive abortion ban in the United States.
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) April 5, 2022
Oklahoma House just passed House Bill 4327 — which bans abortion at *any point in the pregnancy* and makes no exception for rape or incest. A doctor providing this reproductive health faces 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Women will die due to this bill. Horrifying.
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) April 5, 2022