Oklahoma governor signs nation's strictest abortion ban

Oklahoma governor signs nation's strictest abortion ban

May 26, 2022 by CBS News

Key Facts

  • May 25, 2022 / 9:49 PM / AP Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the nation's strictest abortion ban, making the state the first in the nation to effectively end availability of the procedure.
  • The only exceptions in the Oklahoma law are to save the life of a pregnant woman or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest that has been reported to law enforcement.
  • The bill specifically authorizes doctors to remove a "dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion," or miscarriage, or to remove an ectopic pregnancy, a potentially life-threatening emergency that occurs when a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus, often in a fallopian tube and early in pregnancy.
  • Idaho's governor signed the first copycat measure in March, although it has been temporarily blocked by the state's Supreme Court The third Oklahoma bill is to take effect this summer and would make it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

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