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Gov. Kevin Stitt signed three abortion restriction bills into law on Monday, including House Bill 1904. It says only doctors who are board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology may perform the procedure.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law Monday three bills aimed at banning abortion in Oklahoma.
Taken together, House Bills 1102, 1904 and 2441 mean as of Nov. 1, only doctors board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology can perform the procedure, only after checking for a fetal heartbeat, and only in cases where a woman may die or suffer permanent impairment.
Board-certified OB/GYNs providing abortion care for any other reason would have their licenses suspended at least one year. If they don t check for a fetal heartbeat first, they would be guilty of murder under the new laws.
The Oklahoma Senate sent several new abortion restrictions to the governor on Tuesday.
House Bill 2441 bans the procedure after a heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks. House Bill 1102 suspends the license of doctors who provide abortion. House Bill 1904 limits who may perform the procedure to board-certified OB/GYNs.
All three bills passed with overwhelming Republican support. Sen. J.J. Dossett (D-Owasso) voted for each one. Sens. Warren Hamilton (R-McCurtain) and Jake Merrick (R-Yukon) voted against the bills. They said the legislation didn t go far enough in banning abortion.
Sen. Julie Daniels (R-Bartlesville) is sponsoring several anti-abortion bills this session, including two of the three passed Tuesday.
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Anti-abortion demonstrators gather at the state Capitol in support of legislation to restrict abortion access Feb. 12, 2019.
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Editorâs Note: This story was produced in partnership with StateImpact Oklahoma
Optimistic in light of the U.S. Supreme Courtâs political shift, conservative Oklahoma lawmakers are pushing for laws to further restrict abortion access.
Legislators have sponsored more than a dozen abortion bills for the 2021 session.
Members introduced a bill that would ban abortion after a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat â usually around six weeks, when many women donât yet know theyâre pregnant. Another bill would restrict which doctors can perform the procedure.
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