Center for Reproductive Rights: Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down Vigilante Abortion Bans
June 01, 2023
June 01, 2023
NEW YORK, June 1 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on May 31, 2023:
The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down two citizen-enforced abortion bans mirroring Texas' S.B. 8. The two copycat bans were passed in 2022 before Roe v. Wade was overturned. While abortion remains largely unavailable in Oklahoma and the state's pre-Roe ban remains in effect, today's ruling ensures that Oklahoma's vigilante bans cannot hold doctors back from providing l . . .
The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down two citizen-enforced abortion bans mirroring Texas' S.B. 8. The two copycat bans were passed in 2022 before Roe v. Wade was overturned. While abortion remains largely unavailable in Oklahoma and the state's pre-Roe ban remains in effect, today's ruling ensures that Oklahoma's vigilante bans cannot hold doctors back from providing l . . .