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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Oklahoma governor signs Texas-style ban on most abortions

AP

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Kevin Stitt – who pledged to “outlaw abortion” in the state – has signed a measure into law banning abortion at six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The law will take effect immediately.

The measure mirrors a law in neighbouring Texas, where severe restrictions on abortion access have led to a drastic increase in abortion care in Oklahoma over the last several months.

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