21Jul, 2022
Abortion ban in Oklahoma unchanged with Biden executive order

President Joe Biden issued an executive order Friday to increase access to abortion medications and better protect women who travel to get abortions. But how will these actions affect Oklahomans – with the state’s bans already on the books?|MORE| Oklahoma doctors concern of rights to perform an abortion“The executive order directs HHS to identify ways to expand access to reproductive health services like IUDs, birth control pills, emergency contraception. And equally important, this executive order protects patient privacy and access to information,” Biden said. The order does nothing to reverse the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and abortion remains a state-by-state issue. As such, it’s still banned in Oklahoma.Biden said the only way to restore abortion access is by passion a national law. But support for such a law isn’t strong enough in Congress.|MORE| Oklahoma women choose to cross state lines for abortion services“The challenge is to go out and vote, for God’s sake. There’s an election in November. Vote, vote, vote, vote,” he said.Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, criticized the move, writing in a tweet: “I will continue to do everything I can to stand up to the most pro-abortion president we’ve ever seen & his administration that wants to promote & even increase abortion in our nation.” Groups like Planned Parenthood and the ACLU welcomed the executive order.|MORE| Questions remain about what Oklahoma law defines as abortionAlthough abortion – including medication abortion – remains banned in Oklahoma, the order could address some women’s privacy concerns when it comes to telling their doctors about their periods or being pregnant.

OKLAHOMA CITY —

President Joe Biden issued an executive order Friday to increase access to abortion medications and better protect women who travel to get abortions.

But how will these actions affect Oklahomans – with the state’s bans already on the books?

|MORE| Oklahoma doctors concern of rights to perform an abortion

“The executive order directs HHS to identify ways to expand access to reproductive health services like IUDs, birth control pills, emergency contraception. And equally important, this executive order protects patient privacy and access to information,” Biden said.

The order does nothing to reverse the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and abortion remains a state-by-state issue. As such, it’s still banned in Oklahoma.

Biden said the only way to restore abortion access is by passion a national law. But support for such a law isn’t strong enough in Congress.

|MORE| Oklahoma women choose to cross state lines for abortion services

“The challenge is to go out and vote, for God’s sake. There’s an election in November. Vote, vote, vote, vote,” he said.

Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, criticized the move, writing in a tweet: “I will continue to do everything I can to stand up to the most pro-abortion president we’ve ever seen & his administration that wants to promote & even increase abortion in our nation.”

Groups like Planned Parenthood and the ACLU welcomed the executive order.

|MORE| Questions remain about what Oklahoma law defines as abortion

Although abortion – including medication abortion – remains banned in Oklahoma, the order could address some women’s privacy concerns when it comes to telling their doctors about their periods or being pregnant.

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