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‘Proud to be called the most pro-life governor’: Gov. Stitt signs another abortion-related bill

‘Proud to be called the most pro-life governor’: Gov. Stitt signs another abortion-related bill
WANT TO STOP THIS GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT SIGNING THREE BILLS INTO LAW. THAT WOULD MAKE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AN ABORTION IN OKLAHOMA LIKE ONE THAT BANS MOST ABORTIONS WHEN A FETAL HEARTBEAT IS DETECTABLE. THAT IS AT THE POINT IN WHICH WE TYPICALLY BEGIN SEEING PEOPLE AND SO WOMEN WOULD BE TURNED AWAY ON MASS I CAN SAY FROM OUR FACILITY JULIE BURKHARDT IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF TRUST WOMEN AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR WOMAN’S THEY ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES BURKHART FEARS. THE OTHER TWO LAWS WHAT TURN DOCTORS AWAY FROM THEIR CLINICS. THEY’RE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT EVERY PREGNANCY. EVERY SITUATION IS UNIQUE, BUT LOCAL ATTORNEY ED. BLAU TELLS ME HE EXPECTS THE BILLS TO BE CHALLENGED IN COURT SOON SINCE THE LAW DOESN’T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL NOVEMBER WHENEVER BILLS LIKE THIS ARE PASSED. IT’S PRESUMED THAT PARTIES WILL FILE F JUGGED OF RELIEF MEANING FILING A LAWSUIT TO KEEP THESE LAWS FROM GOING INTO EFFECTS. THESE LAWS WERE PASSED IN ORDER TO SET THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES UP
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‘Proud to be called the most pro-life governor’: Gov. Stitt signs another abortion-related bill
Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday announced he has signed another abortion-related bill.“I will continue to keep my promise and sign every piece of pro-life legislation that hits my desk. Today, that's SB 918,” Stitt said in a post to social media. “I am proud to be called the most pro-life governor!”Senate Bill 918 repeals Oklahoma’s abortion regulations, meaning Oklahoma would automatically outlaw legal abortions, if the attorney general certifies that the U.S. Supreme Court has overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, meaning Oklahoma once again would have the right to prohibit abortion; or, if the AG certifies that there is an amendment to the United States Constitution saying that states can prohibit abortion.Read the full language of the bill here. The bill essentially says that if the U.S. Supreme Court ever were to overrule the right to an abortion, Oklahoma will immediately outlaw abortion. Without this law, lawmakers would have to meet following such a ruling to outlaw abortion.Stitt signed three bills Monday to restrict abortions in Oklahoma.

Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday announced he has signed another abortion-related bill.

“I will continue to keep my promise and sign every piece of pro-life legislation that hits my desk. Today, that's SB 918,” Stitt said in a post to social media. “I am proud to be called the most pro-life governor!”

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Senate Bill 918 repeals Oklahoma’s abortion regulations, meaning Oklahoma would automatically outlaw legal abortions, if the attorney general certifies that the U.S. Supreme Court has overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, meaning Oklahoma once again would have the right to prohibit abortion; or, if the AG certifies that there is an amendment to the United States Constitution saying that states can prohibit abortion.

Read the full language of the bill here.

The bill essentially says that if the U.S. Supreme Court ever were to overrule the right to an abortion, Oklahoma will immediately outlaw abortion. Without this law, lawmakers would have to meet following such a ruling to outlaw abortion.

Stitt signed three bills Monday to restrict abortions in Oklahoma.

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