Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, in a press release last week, announced his ceremonial signing of nine new laws supported by the pro-life movement, which were summarized as follows:
- SB 918 restores Oklahoma’s prohibition on abortion if Roe v Wade is overturned....
- HB 1102 adds the performance of an abortion under state statutes for “unprofessional conduct,” with exceptions for the life or significant physical impairment of the mother....
- HB 1904 requires abortionists to be board certified in obstetrics and gynecology....
- HB 2441 prohibits abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected....
- SB 778 and SB 779 provide safeguards surrounding the use of abortion-inducing drugs....
- SB 960 protects relinquished children by extending the time frame they can be relinquished to rescuers from 7-30 days. It also, directs the Oklahoma State Department of Health to award grants for the child to be placed into a “Baby Box” where the newborn can be relinquished....
- SB 647 created Lily’s Law ... [which] requires birthing centers and other medical facilities to keep a written policy to allow for the family to direct the disposition of the remains of the child who was stillborn or miscarried....
- SB 584 prohibits fetal trafficking....
[Thanks to Scott Mange for the lead.]
