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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Abortion rights advocates to challenge Oklahoma’s ‘devastating’ 6-week abortion ban

AP

Oklahoma’s Republican-controlled state legislature has approved a Texas-style ban on abortions at six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are even pregnant, that abortion advocates warn will lead to a dangerous and dramatic decrease in abortion care across both states.

The measure will take effect immediately once it is signed into law by Republican Governor Kevin Stitt, who has pledged to “outlaw abortion” in the state.

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