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Date: 07-01-2022
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Planned Parenthood Great Plains, Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Blake Patton on behalf of the Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice, Tulsa Women’s Reproductive Clinic and its owner Dr. Alan Braid, Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma, and Dechert LLP v. State of Oklahoma, et al.
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Judge: Richard Darby
Court: Supreme Court of Oklahoma
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Defendant's Attorney: Oklahoma Attorney General's Office
Description: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers filed suit on behalf of Plaintiffs seeking to enjoin the enforcement of Oklahoma anti-abortion laws on Oklahoma Constitution due process and equal protection theories.
The 1910 law bans all abortions except those to “preserve” a person’s “life.” The law provides for a prison term of two to five years for those convicted of providing an abortion. The 2022 law, SB 612, provides for a prison term of up to 10 years and/or a $100,000 fine for those convicted of performing the procedure.
As with the 1910 laws, SB 612 provides for abortions only to save the life of the mother.
Oklahoma has a hodge-podge of reproductive laws mostly designed to prevent abortions.
Outcome: Pending
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