Oklahoma Lawmakers Follow Kansas With Radical Anti-Choice Law
The Republican-controlled Oklahoma legislature approved a ban on a medical procedure used after a miscarriage and during second-trimester abortions, just one day after Kansas became the first state to ban the procedure.
HB 1721, sponsored by Rep. Pam Peterson (R-Tulsa), would make it unlawful for any person to purposely perform or attempt to perform a “dismemberment abortion” unless it is necessary to prevent serious health risk to the pregnant woman.
The legislation targets the dilation and evacuation (D and E) procedure that is frequently used during second-trimester abortions.
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