Gov. Kevin Stitt expected to sign bill banning abortion at fertilization
Abortions will likely stop in Oklahoma by the end of the week after the governor signs House Bill 4327 into law.
Abortions will likely stop in Oklahoma by the end of the week after the governor signs House Bill 4327 into law.
Abortions will likely stop in Oklahoma by the end of the week after the governor signs House Bill 4327 into law.
Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign a bill that would ban abortion at fertilization.
Abortions will likely stop in Oklahoma by the end of the week after the governor signs House Bill 4327 into law.
The bill would ban abortions at fertilization and would go into effect immediately.
Trust Women in Oklahoma City said because of the 72-hour waiting period, Friday marked the last day they performed an abortion in the state of Oklahoma.
With other laws being passed and a leak from the Supreme Court, Trust Women has already seen a decline in patients seeking abortions.
"I think people really were confused about what was legal for them to access at that time so we did see a really steep drop off in appointments from Oklahomans over the past of couple of weeks," said Zack Gingrich-Gaylord, Trust Women.
Following a similar law that had been passed in Texas, increased demand from Texans forced the Oklahoma provider to shift to abortion services exclusively. With the Oklahoma law to soon go into effect, they’ll focus on other services like referrals and prenatal care.
"We are trying to make every attempt to save life, I believe the government has a responsibility to protect innocent life and the most innocent life is the unborn," said Sen. Nathan Dahm, (R) Broken Arrow.
With abortion providers ceasing operations, lawmakers behind these bans are achieving what they set out to do. Despite some concerns about birth control and contraceptives also being banned, the author said her focus is solely on abortion.
"All I can do is address what's in this bill and in this bill, that exception has been put in place," said state Rep. Wendi Stearman, (R) Collinsville.
The governor has promised to sign any anti-abortion bill that reaches his desk. Even if he doesn’t act the law would become effective on Thursday.