The Republican dominated Legislature is continuing to pass legislation which nearly bans abortions in Oklahoma as a bill deadline creates tension on Thursday.
Tulsa World’s Randy Krehbiel writes House Republicans flexed their supermajority muscle to push through Senate Bill 503, which bans abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected. The Senate also passed House Bill 4327, which bans abortion with the exceptions of for medical emergencies, rape, sexual assault or incest.
Other major legislation passed ahead of the deadline touched on Medicaid and the state’s medical marijuana program.
Read the Tulsa World story here.
