WASHINGTON — As Texas’ restrictive abortion ban remains in effect, leading to Texans having to travel to other states to have access to the procedure, a Republican state lawmaker in Oklahoma plans to push a bill that mirrors the Texas law.
Rep. Sean Roberts, who represents a state House district northwest of Tulsa, said his bill would allow any individual in Oklahoma to sue doctors who perform an abortion after conception that is not to save the mother’s life.
“Individual citizens are an extremely important part of making sure that we are protecting the lives of the unborn,” Roberts said in a statement on Jan. 7. “This legislation puts principle into action and I am going to fight extremely hard to get it passed during the upcoming session.”
