Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oklahoma’s Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 6-2 against advancing a proposal to allow murder charges against women who obtain abortions, with possible punishments including the death penalty and life in prison.
A week earlier, North Dakota’s House rejected a measure with similar features 77-16. Groups including the National Right to Life Committee and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America have for years been urging lawmakers not to consider those measures, arguing that women are often coerced into abortion and should not be punished.