Oklahoma Abortion

Laura Bassett

Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down Fetal Personhood Measure

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 04.30.2012

The Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously vetoed a ballot measure that would have given embryos full personhood rights on Monday, ruling it "clearly unco...

Laura Bassett

Fetal Personhood Bill Ignites Feminist Movement In Oklahoma

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 03.01.2012

Oklahoma Sen. Judy McIntyre (D), one of four women in the 48-member state Senate, looked out over a sea of homemade signs at a fetal personhood protes...

Laura Bassett

Oklahoma State Senator Introduces Eyebrow-Raising Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.25.2012

A Republican state senator in Oklahoma has introduced a bill banning aborted human fetuses in food, despite the fact that there are no known foods or ...

Controversial Oklahoma Anti-Abortion Law Blocked

AP | SEAN MURPHY | Posted 12.19.2011

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked from taking effect a new law designed to reduce the number of abortions perfo...

Chipping Away at a Woman's Right to Choose

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.17.2011

Jayne Lyn Stahl

Oklahoma's most recent abortion bill, HB 2656 immunizes doctors from litigation should they decline to inform their patients that the fetus they are carrying has a known birth defect.

New Oklahoma Anti-Abortion Law Temporarily Blocked

AP | TIM TALLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma's attorney general agreed Monday to temporarily block enforcement of a controversial new state law that requires pregna...

Oklahoma Legislature Poised To Enact Abortion Restrictions By Overriding Governor's Vetoes

AP | TIM TALLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma House voted overwhelmingly Monday to override vetoes of two restrictive abortion measures Gov. Brad Henry has calle...

Oklahoma Abortion Bills: Restrictive Laws Pass State Senate

AP | SEAN MURPHY | Posted 05.25.2011

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Senate approved several bills Monday that opponents say would make it more difficult or uncomfortable for women to ...

Oklahoma Abortion Laws Forcing Women To Reveal Their Race And Relationships Spark Court Battles

AP | SEAN MURPHY | Posted 05.25.2011

OKLAHOMA CITY — Abortion rights supporters have challenged two new Oklahoma laws that would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws i...

Oklahoma Abortion Law To Publicly Post Women's Information Blocked By Court

Women's eNews | Susan Elan | Posted 05.25.2011

Enforcement of an Oklahoma law that will publicize an unprecedented amount of personal information about women who undergo abortions has been delayed ...

Oklahoma Abortion Law: Details To Be Publicly Posted Online

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

A new Oklahoma law requires physicians to disclose detailed information on women's abortions to the State's Department Of Health, which will then post...