Out of 20+ abortion-restricting bills proposed in Oklahoma legislature, 2 still active
Over 20 bills seeking to further Oklahoma's strict abortion laws were filed during the 2024 Oklahoma legislative session, but just two met passage requirements and are still active.
Here's what they say.
House Bill 3013: Makes trafficking abortion drugs a felony
House Bill 3013, authored by Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader, R-Piedmont, and Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, would make it a felony conviction if someone is found guilty of knowing another person intends to use an abortion-inducing drug, and delivers the drug or possesses the drug with the intent to deliver it to that person.
Under the bill, a person convicted of trafficking or attempting to traffic an abortion-inducing drug will be found guilty of a felony and fined up to $100,000, or sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. The bill doesn't apply to pharmacists, manufacturers or distributors of drugs or surgical supplies.
House Bill 3002: Defines 'great bodily injury' to a fetus as aggravated battery
House Bill 3002, authored by Rep. Rande Worthe, R-Lawton, would define "battery" as any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon another person or fetus.
The bill would declare that assault and battery become aggravated when "great bodily injury" is inflicted upon a fetus.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma abortion laws: 2 anti-abortion bills still active in session
