Oklahoma House passed it A bill to outlaw abortion drug trafficking in the state passed on a 77-18 vote Thursday.
Oklahoma has banned abortions except to save the mother’s life, but women still rely on networks that transport abortion drugs to Republican-led states or obtain them from others. , were able to self-administer chemical abortion.
House Bill 3013 A person who distributes or possesses abortion-inducing drugs for the purpose of distributing them will be punished if the intent is to induce another person to have an abortion. The penalty could be a fine of up to $100,000, 10 years in prison, or both.
“My goal is to protect women’s physical and mental health,” said bill sponsor Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader. Said In a statement. “This bill will address those who traffic abortion-inducing drugs to young women with little or no thought to the consequences. All to make a profit at a time when women are most vulnerable in their lives.”
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The bill would not criminalize women who take abortion pills to end the life of their unborn child. The bill also does not restrict Plan B or the morning-after pill, and states nothing in its text prohibits: The use, sale, prescription, or administration of preventive contraceptive methods, such as oral contraceptives or contraceptive devices.
The definition of abortion in the bill does not apply to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, accidental trauma or criminal assault on the woman or fetus.
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After the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 decision; Roe vs. Wade The June 2022 decision — which created a constitutional “right” to abortion for 50 years —While some states have passed strict laws regulating abortion, other states run by Democrats have relaxed their laws to appeal to pro-abortion women in red states. For example, several states, including California, have passed laws that protect doctors who mail abortion pills to states with pro-life laws.
New: The Department of Justice authorizes USPS, UPS, and FedEx to ship abortion pills to states with strong abortion bans, providing limited protection against federal prosecution.story and@AliceOllstein https://t.co/pVVu9bdQeU
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) January 4, 2023
At the same time, President Joe Biden’s Justice Department announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will be rescinding in-person restrictions and allowing women to receive prescription abortion pills, while USPS, UPS, and FedEx will be issuing abortions to states with abortion restrictions. Allowed to bring in medicine. Mifepristone via telemedicine. Part of the FDA’s rescinded regulation of the abortion drug mifepristone is the subject of an upcoming Supreme Court case.
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In addition to state permits run by the Biden administration and Democrats, a network of national and international abortion organizations, including telemedicine nonprofits Aid Access and Las Libres, are sending abortion pills to women across the country, including in red states. .
“Sometimes we see claims that these abortion bans have been successful in reducing the number of abortions in this country,” said Elisa Wells, a public health researcher and co-founder of the nonprofit website Plan C. We don’t believe that.” It details 25 of her websites that sell pills and refer users to groups such as Aid Access.
a study Funded by pro-abortion groups, Aid Access data found that requests for self-managed abortions increased in the months that followed in states with abortion restrictions. egg It was turned upside down. In Oklahoma, applications for abortion pills per 100,000 female residents reportedly increased from 1.9 to 6.0 after the official announcement of aid access. dobbs decision.
HB 3013 now moves to the state Senate, where it is sponsored by Sen. David Bullard (R). If signed, the bill would go into effect on November 1st.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
