Abortion may soon be illegal in Oklahoma.
Very soon.
Reports out of Washington, D.C. claimed that a leaked document shows that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to overturn Roe v. Wade, the controversial 1973 decision that legalized abortion without a vote of the people.
Oklahoma has a “trigger” law that would immediately ban abortion should Roe v. Wade be overturned.
House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, said, “When the Supreme Court’s reported vote is finalized, Oklahoma’s trigger law and other proactive pro-life policies we have enacted will immediately end abortion here and set the stage for Oklahoma to become the most pro-life state in the nation.
“For close to 50 years, the silent cries of the millions who lost their lives before even having a chance to live have been heard through the voices of those of us fighting for their rights. The pro-life movement won, securing those yet unborn the future and promise that comes with being born in the United States of America.”
If Roe v. Wade is overturned and legalization is up to each state, more than half the states could ban abortion. Thirteen states – including Oklahoma – have trigger laws. That includes Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.