Oklahoma’s near-total abortion ban

Oklahoma has passed a law that would ban all abortions, except when an abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman.

Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt (R) signed the law last week.

The law will go into effect 90 days after the state legislature adjourns at the end of May, unless courts intervene.

I read and discussed Oklahoma’s near-total abortion ban on the latest episode of Primary Sources.

I also discussed the results of a study that determined the Texas abortion ban has led to a significant increase in the number of Texas residents who travel to other states to receive abortion services.

Finally, I read a passage from Sex and the Constitution by Geoffrey Stone about dangerous self-induced and back-alley abortions that many desperate women resorted to prior to Roe v. Wade. 

 

I also discussed the possibility that these dangerous and horrifying back-alley abortions could return if abortion rights are eliminated in much of the United States.

It’s an intense episode to be sure, but I believe it’s an important one. 

 

 

You can listen to previous episodes of Primary Sources on YouTube.