Oklahoma claims most “pro-life” title…the numbers show otherwise

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has repeatedly claimed that Oklahoma is the “most pro-life state within the nation”, but whenever you take a step again and take a look at all the metrics, the numbers inform a a lot completely different story.

Final month Stitt signed HB4327, successfully banning all abortions starting at conception, and with immediately’s Supreme Courtroom Roe v. Wade ruling, that invoice will instantly go into legislation. The invoice accommodates exceptions for abortions carried out to save lots of the lifetime of the mom in a medical emergency, and in instances of rape or incest, which have to be reported to legislation enforcement.

To require ladies to report a case of rape or incest legislation enforcement earlier than they’ll terminate the undesirable being pregnant presents a variety of issues. Most girls don’t report rape to legislation enforcement for plenty of causes together with concern of retaliation or concern that police wouldn’t assist. The truth is, a examine by RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest Nationwide Community) discovered that out of each 1,000 sexual assaults, round 31% solely ever get reported, and solely 5% ever result in an arrest.

Forcing little one start in a state that ranks within the backside 10 for little one well-being is clueless at greatest and at worst inhumane. If Gov. Stitt really cared concerning the lifetime of all the youngsters beginning at conception, he would have included within the legislation for little one assist, welfare, and little one tax credit to all be assured at conception as properly. Not guaranteeing life-supporting support on the identical level Stitt claims life begins exhibits that it’s not life that he really cares about.

Girls are struggling in “pro-life” Oklahoma

Oklahoma has taken excessive, actually backside, spot for worst state to dwell in for ladies in 2022. So as to decide how ladies are faring and the place they’ll discover the most effective alternatives relative to the place they dwell, WalletHub in contrast the 50 states and D.C. throughout 25 key indicators of residing requirements for ladies. 

Their examine confirmed that Oklahoma ranked lifeless final in each ladies’s financial & social well-being in addition to ladies’s well being care & security.

Police are deadliest in “pro-life” Oklahoma

Stitt’s “pro-life” claims don’t carry over to the state’s legal justice system both. For years, Oklahoma had the best incarceration charge in not solely the nation, however the world. Including to that top incarceration charge is the truth that Oklahoma had the best mortality charge of police violence of all 50 states from 1980 by way of 2018. A peer-reviewed examine produced by The Lancet, one of many world’s oldest and most famous medical journals, confirmed that Oklahoma additionally led within the highest charge of underreporting killings out of all 50 states.

Oklahoma’s two largest police departments, Oklahoma Metropolis Police Division and Tulsa Police Division rank within the high 10 of deadliest police departments within the nation. The issue is so prevalent that america Fee on Civil Rights put Oklahoma policing below overview. 

Extra individuals per capita executed by “pro-life” Oklahoma authorities

Oklahoma additionally just lately grew to become the second deadliest state when it comes to executions, passing Virginia. Up to now 8 months, Oklahoma has executed 4 individuals, bringing the statewide whole to 116, passing Virginia’s 113, and trailing Texas’ 574.

Oklahoma Lawyer Common John O’Connor shouldn’t be seeking to gradual the tempo of executions both. He just lately requested “as many executions as potential set 4 weeks aside” for 25 people on demise row starting this summer time. Oklahoma is tied with Arizona for the most executions in 2022 with two, and that quantity is about to develop.

For a state with such low high quality of life for ladies, youngsters, and anybody who encounters legislation enforcement, is claiming a title of the “most pro-life” actually correct? A state the place 20% of kids dwell under the poverty line, 9,500 youngsters within the foster care system, does Oklahoma’s declare of being probably the most for-life actually maintain water?