On Wednesday, the Oklahoma legislature sent to the governor for his signature, SB612 (full text). The bill provides in part:
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person shall not purposely perform or attempt to perform an abortion except to save the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency.
2. A person convicted of performing or attempting to perform an abortion shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed... $100,000.00 ... or by confinement ... for a term not to exceed ten ... years, or by such fine and imprisonment.
3. This section does not: a. authorize the charging or conviction of a woman with any criminal offense in the death of her own unborn child....
NPR reports on the legislation.
