{"id":213890,"date":"2019-11-16T11:18:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T17:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=213890"},"modified":"2019-11-16T06:24:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T12:24:15","slug":"oklahoma-blocks-dismemberment-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/oklahoma-blocks-dismemberment-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks law banning dismemberment abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court delivered a setback to the pro-life cause on November 4, by temporarily blocking the state\u2019s enforcement of a second-trimester abortion ban, Tulsa World <\/span>reports<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Oklahoma Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act, signed into law in 2015, effectively prevents <\/span>dilation and evacuation (D&E)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0abortions, also known as dismemberment abortions, by making it illegal for abortionists to use forceps, scissors, clamps, or related instruments on a preborn baby with the purpose of dismembering him or her in the womb. Under the measure, women face no penalty if they undergo a D&E abortion, yet abortionists would face up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Dismemberment abortions are as brutal as they sound and are described by former abortionist Dr. Anthony Levatino in the video below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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