John, this week, the Oklahoma State Legislature passed Senate Bill 612, which would make providing abortion care a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison or fines up to $100,000. The bill is now on its way to Governor Kevin Stitt’s desk where it is expected to be signed into law.
SB 612 blatantly defies Roe v. Wade. This extreme proposed law will have devastating effects on not only women, non-binary folks, and trans men from Oklahoma – but it will also directly affect Texans who have been traveling to seek abortion in their neighboring state. According to the ACLU, nearly half of the patients being seen by Oklahoma providers are from Texas.
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An important note to folks who may currently be seeking an abortion in OK:
Right now, abortion is still legal in Oklahoma. If signed, this bill would not go into effect until later in the summer. |
We can’t overstate this: these attacks by Republican lawmakers are intentional, coordinated, and will continue to spread. This is why they stacked the Supreme Court with ultra-conservative justices like Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. This is why Mitch McConnell confirmed a record number of anti-abortion judges to courts across the country.
The future of abortion access in our country is under grave threat. We must push back as a movement against this nationwide wave of attacks on abortion and reproductive care.
Thank you for taking action to defend our bodily autonomy and right to choose when, if, and how we have a family.
– Women's March
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