Health and Fitness

Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks State Law Aimed at Criminalizing Women’s Health Care Providers

Measure allowing warrantless searches of abortion providers and felony charges for administrative errors temporarily blocked while litigation continues

OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2015.  The Oklahoma Supreme Court today blocked an omnibus measure that would have targeted women’s health care providers with onerous criminal penalties simply because they provide abortion services.

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SB 642—which was scheduled to go into effect on November 1—contains four provisions, including one which permits unannounced, warrantless searches of abortion providers.  The measure also includes…

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