'It's the worst-case scenario for abortion care in the state of Oklahoma,' says Emily Wales of Planned Parenthood Great Plains. BansOffOurBodies
The new measure—which would take effect immediately once signed—bans abortion"from fertilization until birth," with exceptions to save the life of a pregnant person and for cases of rape and incest reported to law enforcement.
It is also partially modeled on Senate Bill 8, a controversial law enacted in Texas last year that empowers anti-choice vigilantes.in a series of tweets Thursday that"H.B. 4327 creates a bounty-hunting scheme similar to Texas's #SB8, which encourages the general public to bring lawsuits against abortion providers, health center workers, or any person who helps someone access abortion in Oklahoma." The center's CEO, Nancy Northup, said that"politicians in Oklahoma have been working towards this moment for decades Multiple generations of Oklahomans have relied on abortion access to shape their lives and futures. They have never known a world without that right." "But under this bill, people will be forced to travel hundreds of miles for an abortion, and those who cannot afford to travel will be forced to give birth against their will or attempt to end their pregnancies on their own," warned Northup, whose group has vowed to fight the looming law.to keep battling"laws that force pregnancy on people against their will" while warning that the Oklahoma ban specifically"exposes doctors, abortion funds, and even friends and family to bounties of at least $10,000."that"politicians aren't waiting for the Supreme Court's ruling to block our access to abortion."falls—as it is expected to in the weeks ahead, based on Justice Samuel Alito's leaked draft majority opinion. the Guttmacher Institute, the reversal of the 1973 ruling could end the right to abortion in over half of U.S. states. "This isn't a fire drill," Emily Wales, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood Great Plains,of the development in Oklahoma."This is not a rehearsal for what's to come. We are living in this real world right now. The Supreme Court will finalize that this summer."also noted an exchange between state Reps. Cyndi Munson and Wendi Stearman on the floor of the Oklahoma House over the ban's limited exceptions: "Can you explain to me why you're OK with a person carrying on a pregnancy after they have been raped or there has been instances of incest?" Ms. Munson asked."You understand what incest is, correct? You are OK with that?" "I am OK with preserving the life of the child," Wendi Stearman, the Republican sponsor, responded."The child was not part of that decision."that"at this point, we are preparing for the most restrictive environment politicians can create: a complete ban on abortion with likely no exceptions."reported that the state House passed the ban in"a 73-16 vote that saw two Republicans break party ranks to oppose the measure." Amid alarm over GOP attacks on reproductive rights and Alito's draft opinion, Senate Democrats recently renewed their effort to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, which would codify
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