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The Oklahoma Supreme Court has blocked three pro-life laws scheduled to take effect on November 1, 2021. According to a local NBC<\/a> affiliate, the 5-3 ruling granted a temporary injunction after pro-abortion groups appealed the previous ruling of District Judge Cindy Truong in favor of the pro-life laws.<\/p>\n

According to the Associated Press<\/a>, one of the laws \u2014 House Bill 1904<\/a> \u2014 would have required that all abortionists in Oklahoma be board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, meaning about half of all abortionists in the state would have been disqualified from continuing to commit abortions.<\/p>\n

This means that half of all of the abortionists working in the state of Oklahoma are not OB\/GYNS<\/em>. It is unclear what medicine they specialize in or if they are even physicians; however, in Louisiana, an ophthalmologist and a radiologist were both found to be committing abortions<\/a>. As more states pass laws to allow not only non-OBGYNs to commit abortions, but non-physicians<\/em> as well<\/a>, women<\/a> are put at greater risk<\/a> of injury and death<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Abortion groups file suit to block Oklahoma pro-life laws from taking effect<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The other two laws would have placed restrictions on the use of the abortion pill. Senate Bill 778<\/a>,\u00a0the Oklahoma Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act, would have ensured that abortion-inducing chemicals only be distributed by qualified doctors following specific procedures \u2014\u00a0including an exam of the woman, verification of pregnancy, gestational age verification, pregnancy location to rule out ectopic pregnancy, and determination of woman’s blood type and Rh status. The abortion pill has been shown to be\u00a0four times more dangerous<\/a> to women than a first-trimester surgical abortion, and “no-test abortion” puts women at greater risk<\/a>. In addition, Oklahoma abortionists would have had to inform the mother that she may see the remains<\/a> of her child in the process of the abortion.<\/p>\n

Senate Bill 779<\/a>, the Oklahoma Abortion-Inducing Drug Certification Program, would have ensured that abortionists who distribute the abortion pill are educated on the pill regimen and side effects. It would have also prohibited the distribution of the abortion pill through the mail.<\/p>\n

After the laws were signed by the governor, pro-abortion organizations including The Center for Reproductive Rights, several Planned Parenthood affiliates, the Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Rights, and the Tulas Women’s Reproductive Clinic filed a lawsuit<\/a> claiming the laws violated the state constitution.\u00a0Earlier this month, Truong temporarily blocked<\/a> two other pro-life laws from taking effect including House Bill 2441 that would have restricted abortion to before a preborn child’s heartbeat is detectable.<\/p>\n

The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling is expected to be appealed.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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