Multiple sources reported on the Center’s challenge to Oklahoma’s recently passed abortion bans. One measure would make abortion a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and/or an extreme fine, and the other copycats Texas’s vigilante abortion ban.

The Texas Signal quoted Center president and CEO Nancy Northup on the Center’s challenge:  “We are asking the state courts to uphold the state constitution and apply Oklahoma precedent to block these insidious abortion bans before they take effect.” 

CBS interviewed Center senior staff attorney Rabbia Muqaddam, who stated, “It’s a short-term loss, but we’re hopeful that the Oklahoma Supreme Court will still grant us relief.”

Read the coverage here: 

• Bloomberg Law: Abortion Providers Sue Oklahoma Over Texas-Like Six-Week Ban, 04.29.2022
• The Black Wall Street Times: Reproductive Rights Supporters Challenge Two Oklahoma Anti-Abortion Bills, 04.29.2022
• Cheddar News: Oklahoma Legislature Passes Six-Week Abortion Ban, 04.29.2022
• CBS Local News: Oklahoma governor signs Texas-style ban on most abortions, 05.03.2022
• The New York Times: Oklahoma bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy., 05.03.2022
• CNN: Oklahoma GOP governor signs 6-week abortion ban modeled after Texas law that allows civil enforcement, 05.03.2022
• The Texas Signal: Oklahoma’s Newest Abortion Ban Immediately Impacts Texans, 04.29.2022

Read more: 

• Center and Partners Sue Oklahoma Over Abortion Bans That Would Further Devastate Access in the Region, 04.28.2022