Pro-Life Oklahoma Governor Vetoes ‘Ambiguous’ and ‘Vague’ Bill Criminalizing Abortion

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R-Okla.), speaks to the media.
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from The Blaze

Editor’s Note: Story by the Associated Press; curated by Oliver Darcy.


OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday vetoed legislation to make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion, a measure that would have effectively outlawed the procedure in the state.

In vetoing the measure just a day after the Legislature passed it, Fallin, a Republican who opposes abortion, said it was vague and would not withstand a legal challenge.

The bill is so ambiguous and so vague that doctors cannot be certain what medical circumstances would be considered ‘necessary to preserve the life of the mother,’” Fallin said. “While I consistently have and continue to support a re-examination of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, this legislation cannot accomplish that re-examination.”

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