Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass A Near Total Ban On Abortion

By Rayna Reid ·Updated April 7, 2022

On Tuesday, with virtually no discussion or debate, the Oklahoma House state legislature, which currently has a Republican supermajority, voted 70-14 to pass Senate Bill (SB) 612 “that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.”

The author of the bill, Republican state Rep. Jim Olsen, said, “Obviously, I’m thrilled becausewe have the potential of seeing many lives

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