Washington D.C., Feb 8, 2020 / 06:01 am
Several state-level pro-life measures cleared legislative hurdles this week. Lawmakers have considered several of the proposals before, and already a number of the proposals have advanced further than they did last year.
A bill that would temporarily revoke a doctor's license for performing an abortion has advanced in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and will proceed to the Senate.
HB 1182 passed the Oklahoma house Feb. 6 by a vote of 71-21. The bill would revoke a physician's medical license for a minimum of six months and would also provide for a minimum fine of $500.
An amendment added to the bill before the vote provides an exception for a case of an abortion being necessary "to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to prevent a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman."