Planned Parenthood: Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down Vigilante Abortion Bans
June 02, 2023
June 02, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSgov) -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America 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 . . .
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 . . .