‘Abolition of Abortion Act’ fails in Oklahoma Senate Judiciary Committee

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Sen. Dusty Deevers’ (R-Elgin) second attempt at legislation that would adjust the state’s definition of homicide to include abortion failed in the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday with a vote of six to two. The bill would have allowed women to be prosecuted.

Through Senate Bill 456, also known as the “Abolition of Abortion Act,” Deevers said he was seeking to extend equal protection to “preborn children” under the law. The bill would have removed two pieces of statute.

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