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Oklahoma passes Texas-style pro-life law banning abortion from conception

Updated: May 21, 2022 at 5:57 pm EST  See Comments

Sat May 21, 2022 – 5:23 pm EDTSat May 21, 2022 – 5:25 pm EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (LifeSiteNews) — As pro-life lawmakers and governors continue to advance a raft of laws protecting the unborn in anticipation of the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade, Oklahoma lawmakers have passed a sweeping new measure banning nearly all abortions in the state.

Lawmakers in Oklahoma’s House of Representatives on Thursday voted to approve the new legislation, which will prohibit the killing of “a human fetus or embryo in any stage of gestation from fertilization until birth,” with narrow exceptions.

Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, a pro-life Christian and father of six who has promised Oklahomans he would “sign every pro-life bill that hits my desk,” is expected to put his signature to the measure as early as next week.

The new bill, HB 4327, was modeled after the Texas Heartbeat Act, which utilizes a unique enforcement mechanism empowering private citizens to file lawsuits against abortion providers rather than relying on state prosecution. 

RELATED: Texas becomes first state to implement ban on aborting babies with detectable heartbeats

HB 4327 was authored by Collinsville Republican Rep. Wendi Stearman, and contains exceptions

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