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The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday to place an injunction on three pro-life laws in the state, including<\/a> a law that requires the abortionist to be a board-certified OB\/GYN, a law that requires the abortionist to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, and the requirement that the woman receive an ultrasound 72-hours prior to her abortion.<\/p>\n

The decision comes in response to a lawsuit filed by the Tulsa Women\u2019s Reproductive Clinic, Planned Parenthood, and the Center for Reproductive Rights.<\/p>\n

WARNING: Images of abortion victims below.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the injunction, abortion remains illegal in nearly all cases in the state, except in situations in which the mother’s life is considered to be at risk. However, the court clarified that \u201cabsolute certainty is not required; however, mere possibility or speculation is insufficient,\u201d as to the question of whether or not a pregnancy endangered the mother’s life.<\/p>\n

Associate Justice Douglas Combs, who wrote the majority opinion, said<\/a> that the three laws \u201cplace unnecessary burdens on the lawful termination of a pregnancy and therefore we hold that the trial court erred in not granting the temporary injunction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe chilling effect of these new laws is such that no physician would likely risk providing constitutionally protected care for fear of violating these statutes,\u201d he wrote<\/a>. Here are some results of that so-called “constitutionally protected care”:<\/p>\n

\"FBI,

Hands and feet of 21-week-old aborted baby.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Face of aborted baby at 21 weeks (D&E procedure).<\/p><\/div>\n

The Oklahoma Democratic Party released a statement<\/a> saying they were “cautiously optimistic” about the court’s ruling.<\/p>\n

“The Oklahoma Democratic Party will not stop and will continue to fight to protect women’s rights to control their bodies,” they said. “What is a private matter between every woman and their healthcare provider needs to stay that way and should not include the decision-making of unrelated non-experts and the government.”<\/p>\n

State Senator Julie Daniels said<\/a> the ruling was “nonsensical” and “yet another abrogation of its duty to uphold the Oklahoma Constitution.”<\/p>\n

The office of Attorney General Gentner Drummond told KOCO News<\/a> it is reviewing the court’s decision.\u00a0\u201cIt is worth underscoring, however, that these decisions do not impact Oklahoma\u2019s prohibition on abortion that remains the law of the land,\u201d Drummond spokesman Phil Bacharach said.<\/p>\n

\"Walgreens<\/a><\/div>\n
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday to place an injunction on three pro-life laws in the state, including a law that requires the abortionist to be a board-certified OB\/GYN, a law that requires the abortionist to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, and the requirement that the woman receive an ultrasound 72-hours prior […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":607,"featured_media":299679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3473,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nOklahoma Supreme Court blocks pro-life laws, but state still protects preborn children<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The laws blocked req'd ultrasound 72 hrs before abortion, abortionists to be board-certified OB\/GYNs, & have hospital admitting privileges.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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