Okla. governor signs bill to make abortion illegal

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law Tuesday making it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, as part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights.

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