Today, 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 life-saving care.
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court recognized that the state constitution protects the right to abortion in life-threatening situations but nonetheless upheld the state’s “pre-Roe” ban. The decision means most Oklahomans will still not be able to access abortion care, a blow to the entire region. Since May 2022, abortion has been completely unavailable in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma's 2023 legislative session has begun. Passing legislation is a process, and we intend to bring you with us for every step of that process. We have combed through all reproductive justice-related bills proposed this year. We have identified 26 bills we oppose and 10 bills that we will fight like hell to see passed. As always- your help makes a huge difference.
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The 2022 Regular Session of the Oklahoma Legislature was an extremely tough session for abortion advocates. We know several bills were passed and signed into law and trying to keep track of all of them can be confusing. We are here to educate folks about what has passed and what will go into effect and when. We hope you find this useful.
Oklahoma has sought to restrict and ban abortion in every conceivable way. And, the Governor has made clear that he will sign any anti-abortion legislation that crosses his desk.
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Today, five unconstitutional abortion restrictions passed by Oklahoma lawmakers earlier this year were challenged in state court, including bans on abortion. The lawsuit was filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Dechert LLP, and Blake Patton on behalf of the Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice, Tulsa Women’s Reproductive Clinic, Dr. Alan Braid, Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, and Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma. Plaintiffs are asking the court to block the laws before they are scheduled to take effect on November 1, 2021.
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In 2021, we again face an onslaught of profoundly cruel and disturbing bills seeking to inflict trauma on Oklahomans capable of pregnancy. Those bills include criminalizing all abortion, no rape exceptions; outlining that even suicidal pregnant people can’t access abortion; seeking to persecute people for the “crime” of controlling their own bodies; stating pregnant people are, in Sen. Justin Humphrey’s words, just “hosts.”
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As we struggle with a lack of COVID-19 resources and historic unemployment, Oklahoma House leaders chose to prioritize abortion. Act now to stop them.
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The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals let stand a lower court’s decision temporarily blocking Gov. Kevin Stitt’s ban on abortion care in Oklahoma during the COVID-19 pandemic. This means abortion providers in the state can continue providing essential, time-sensitive abortion care. The appeals court denied the state’s request to block a temporary restraining order issued by a lower court on April 6. Abortion providers will now seek a preliminary injunction from the district court which will continue to block the ban from taking effect until the case concludes.
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We know that COVID19 is a very serious illness, and that front line health care staff are putting their lives on the line. We also have to stress that abortion care will always be an essential and extremely time sensitive medical procedure. Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice is continuing to work with attorneys and allied organizations to direct folks to resources and to reopen clinics.
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The Oklahoma legislative session begins in early February, and OCRJ is kicking it off with a call to pass this year's legislation with the most positive impact on health, families and justice. Join us for a series of events to ask lawmakers to vote yes on bills that would support maternal health, paid family leave, immigrant rights and justice for missing indigenous women.
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The Oklahoma County Jail Trust meets Monday at 1 pm and after chronic inaction over the inhumane condition inside the jail, we are using this opportunity to pressure the Trust. Call anytime Monday and ask for accountability. Here’s what you can say…
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2019 is almost over- if you can believe it- and this year was a doozy for the repro-rights world. We did, however, walk away with some great accomplishments and things to look forward to when the legislative session arrives in February of 2020! We sincerely hope you will stand with us in the new year by making a gift or learning about volunteer opportunities!
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oday, a state district court judge ruled from the bench and temporarily blocked an Oklahoma law forcing doctors to tell patients that medication abortion (abortion by pills) can be “reversed”—a misleading claim unsupported by scientific evidence. Under this law, physicians can be charged with a felony if this misleading information is not repeatedly relayed to the patient, including at least 72 hours before their medication abortion appointment and on mandatory signs in the clinic.
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The Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice is hosting five events in four cities to check out local artist interpretations of abortion rights and to talk about reproductive freedom in 2019! This series will feature a rotation of 15 works from Oklahoma visual artist’s representing their interpretations of the theme, “fighting for abortion access is an act of love.”
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Judge says doctors can no longer use a safe and standard abortion method. Today, the Oklahoma district court became the first court in the country to uphold a ban on the standard method of ending a pregnancy after approximately 14 weeks.
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News recently broke that as many as 1,400 refugee children will be detained in Lawton Oklahoma over the summer. As the cruelty and violence toward immigrant and asylum seeking people escalates, it is time to act. Join hundreds of immigrant leaders and allies from across the nation on Saturday, July 20th at 10 a.m. in Lawton, Oklahoma to demand that the concentration camps be closed and that the U.S. spare no expense to reunite these children with family.
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Next week the House Conference Committee on Judiciary will hear HB 2468, the Gestational Agreement Act. The intent behind this bill is wonderful, but because some of he bill’s language doesn’t adequately protect surrogates or intended parent’s human rights, we are calling on the pubic to raise this issue with Oklahoma lawmakers.
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Dear Oklahoma Lawmakers, we are leaders in our places of worship and we support abortion rights because of our faith, not in spite of it.
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