Oklahoma state lawmakers voted to criminalize abortion Tuesday, approving a measure that would make performing the procedure a felony punishable by up to 10 years …
Oklahoma state lawmakers voted to criminalize abortion Tuesday, approving a measure that would make performing the procedure a felony punishable by up to 10 years behind bars. The GOP-led House voted overwhelmingly to send the bill to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who had pledged to sign it. It was passed by the state senate last year. The measure would make an exception only if an abortion was performed to save the mother, lawmakers said. Doctors who perform abortions under other circumstances would face a $100,000 fine in addition to a long prison sentence.
