Post by pavel on Feb 6, 2016 4:33:27 GMT -6
OKLAHOMA CITY — An initiative petition to make abortion illegal will not withstand legal scrutiny, said Ryan Kiesel, ACLU of Oklahoma executive director.
“It is abundantly clear that any measure that would interfere with a woman’s constitutionally protected reproductive rights, including the legal right to have access to abortion, is unconstitutional,” Kiesel said Friday.
Thomas R. Hunter on Jan. 27 filed paperwork with the Secretary of State’s office indicating he wanted to circulate an initiative petition to make abortion illegal. His petition would amend the Oklahoma Constitution to add a new section.
“The measure prohibits abortion,” according to the ballot title. “The measure would not prohibit contraception that merely prevents fertilization, but does not cause the death of an unborn human being.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/initiative-petition-seeks-to-outlaw-abortion-in-oklahoma/article_1dd09c45-7854-58c4-8149-06a86ae15e81.html
“It is abundantly clear that any measure that would interfere with a woman’s constitutionally protected reproductive rights, including the legal right to have access to abortion, is unconstitutional,” Kiesel said Friday.
Thomas R. Hunter on Jan. 27 filed paperwork with the Secretary of State’s office indicating he wanted to circulate an initiative petition to make abortion illegal. His petition would amend the Oklahoma Constitution to add a new section.
“The measure prohibits abortion,” according to the ballot title. “The measure would not prohibit contraception that merely prevents fertilization, but does not cause the death of an unborn human being.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/initiative-petition-seeks-to-outlaw-abortion-in-oklahoma/article_1dd09c45-7854-58c4-8149-06a86ae15e81.html