Abortion Punished by 10 Years in Prison Under Oklahoma Law
The law, scheduled to take effect in the summer if it is not blocked, only makes an exception if the life of the woman is in danger but has no exception for rape or incest.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill that makes performing an abortion in the state a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine, reports the Washington Post. The law, scheduled to take effect in the summer if it is not blocked, only makes an exception if the life of the woman is in danger and has no exception for rape or incest.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki criticized the state law, calling it an “unconstitutional attack on women’s rights” and among the most extreme antiabortion bills in the country, while Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, said on Twitter that her organization will challenge it in court, calling it an “unconstitutional law.” If Oklahoma stops providing abortions, women in Texas and Oklahoma will have to seek the procedure in Arkansas, Kansas or New Mexico, where clinics are already fully booked, scheduling appointments two to four weeks out.
