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Oklahoma governor signs near-total ban on abortion in push to be nation’s ‘most pro-life state’

OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a near-total ban on abortion Tuesday, declaring it to be a big step toward his goal of making Oklahoma “the most pro-life state in the country” as states continue to follow Texas’ lead in imposing new restrictions.

Tribune News Service

White House condemns Oklahoma’s ‘disturbing’ abortion ban: ‘One of the most extreme laws to date’

State’s governor signs measure to effectively outlaw abortion care with no exception for rape or incest

The Independent UK

Oklahoma just banned basically all abortions

Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a new law that makes providing abortion care a felony offense.

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US: Oklahoma governor signs near-total abortion ban

Law punishing anyone who performs procedure with up to 10 years in prison comes amid push to curb abortion access in US.

Al Jazeera

Republicans ram through OK abortion ban

Oklahoma's GOP governor signs into law restrictions that could put abortion providers in prison for 10 years

Salon

New Psilocybin Research Bill In Oklahoma Would Allow Production Of Mushrooms, But No Decrim Moves Yet

Last Monday, an Oklahoma Senate committee approved a psilocybin research bill, which would allow for the cultivation and administration of the substance by some institutions, Marijuana Moment reported. However, an initial decriminalization provision had to be amended for the bill to pass. The legislation was presented by Sen. Daniel Pae…

Benzinga

Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt signs law criminalising abortion

Abortion rights groups pledge legal challenge as governor vows to ‘outlaw’ abortion care

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Oklahoma governor signs bill making nearly all abortions illegal

A person found guilty of providing an abortion would face up to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $100,000.

Axios

Oklahoma DL Perrion Winfrey visited the Jags on Friday

The Jags received a visit from the MVP of the 2022 Senior Bowl recently.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Twenty-one states sue Biden administration over public transport mask mandate

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R), joined by 20 Republican and Democratic attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on March 29, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida that aims to end the Biden administration’s federal mask mandate for public transport. The mandate, issued by…

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Cannabis Regulatory Update: DEA Says Marijuana Seeds Are Considered Legal Hemp If Below THC Limit, New York, South Carolina, Oklahoma

DEA Confirms Cannabis Seeds Are Considered Legal Hemp If Consisting Less Than 0.3% THC The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the definition of marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

Benzinga

Big Ten Expansion. NOW What Does It Do? 22 Thoughts For 2022, No. 14

Big Ten expansion - what can the conference do to keep up after the SEC landed Texas and Oklahoma?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Oklahoma state officials resist Supreme Court ruling affirming tribal authority over American Indian country

It’s unusual for someone to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit one of its decisions. It’s very rare for that to happen almost immediately after the ruling was issued. But in the two years since the court’s ruling in a key case about Native American rights, the state of…

The Conversation

We are witnessing the final days of reproductive freedom in America

The bill – which makes abortion a felony – indicates that the state, like most legal observers, expects the US supreme court to overturn Roe

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Oklahoma's new abortion law doesn't even pretend to adhere to Roe, setting up a showdown

In the game of up-the-ante that Republican-controlled states are playing in their zeal to eradicate abortion rights, Oklahoma took the lead this week. Its new law doesn’t bother with heartbeat standards or clever enforcement mechanisms but just says it outright: Any doctor who performs any abortion at any time (other…

Zenger

Hey Siri: Oklahoma Man Says Apple Watch Saved Him From Drowning

The incident took place in Oklahoma City, which is the capital city of the US state of Oklahoma.

The Independent UK

Social programs weak in many states with tough abortion laws

States with some of the nation’s strictest abortion laws are also some of the hardest places to have and raise a healthy child, especially for the poor

Salon

Oklahoma readies for abortion ban

Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign a bill that would punish abortion providers with 10 years in prison

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Tribune News Service

Escaping an abortion desert isn’t as simple as crossing state lines

As states like Texas and Oklahoma restrict abortion access ahead of a pivotal Supreme Court decision, Americans are being forced to travel farther from home to access care. But leaving town to escape restrictive laws is neither an easy solution nor an equitable one.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Big 12 Needs To Keep Expanding: 22 Thoughts For 2022, No. 15

The Big 12 lost its two stars and made up for it with a smart expansion move. Now it needs to do more. 22 College Football Thoughts for 2022, No. 15

Salon

Oklahoma abortion ban "worse than Texas"

The new law also impacts Texas women, many of whom fled to Oklahoma for reproductive health care

Reason

Oklahoma Votes To Criminalize Abortion

Plus: Panhandling is free speech, Biden may extend student loan repayment moratorium, Florida's wasteful defense of unconstitutional social media law, and more...

The Conversation

How a poet and professor promotes racial understanding with lessons from history

Quraysh Ali Lansana is the director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa, part of a nationwide, community-based initiative to “plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism.” He is also…

Evening Standard

Oklahoma passes near-total abortion ban with threat of prison for providers

Oklahoma lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would make it illegal to perform an abortion in the state except in medical emergencies, penalising those who do with up to $100,000 in fines and 10 years in prison.

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma lawmakers pass bill to make performing an abortion illegal

State house approves bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, and is one in raft of GOP bills to restrict or ban abortion

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