The Oklahoma legislature handed its third main abortion ban in just a little over a month Thursday, as Home lawmakers gave remaining approval to a invoice banning abortion beginning at conception that’s modeled after Texas’ ban on the process and might take impact even when the Supreme Court docket hasn’t overturned Roe v. Wade.
Abortion rights supporters march on Might 14 in New York Metropolis.
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Home lawmakers handed HB 4327 in a 73-16 vote, after the Senate handed the invoice in April and despatched it again to the Home to approve new amendments (the chamber first voted for the invoice in March).
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The invoice bans all abortions beginning for the time being of fertilization, besides in instances of medical emergencies, rape, incest and sexual assault, however provided that these incidents have been reported to legislation enforcement.
Like Texas’ six-week abortion ban and an analogous six-week ban that’s already taken impact in Oklahoma, HB 4327 is enforced by non-public residents bringing lawsuits towards anybody who “aids or abets” an abortion for at the least $10,000 in damages.
That lawsuit provision was designed to make it tougher to strike down the ban in courtroom—Texas and Oklahoma’s six-week bans are nonetheless in impact—that means HB 4327 can doubtless ban all abortions even with the Supreme Court docket’s ruling in Roe v. Wade nonetheless intact.
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Although different payments that ban abortion beginning at fertilization have raised issues for probably making use of to frequent contraception strategies, HB 4327 specifies that it doesn’t apply to contraception like Plan B—however critics say it may very well be interpreted to limit in vitro fertilization.
The invoice will now go to Gov. Kevin Stitt (R), who opposes abortion rights and is predicted to signal it into legislation.
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Chief Critic
“Primarily based on Oklahoma politicians’ dedication to steamrolling the rights of the folks they serve, there’s little concern within the Capitol for constitutional protections,” Emily Wales, interim president and CEO of Deliberate Parenthood Nice Plains Votes, mentioned in March after HB 4327 handed the Home for the primary time. “[HB 4327] is meant to disgrace, stigmatize, and create worry amongst susceptible Oklahomans.”
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The Middle for Reproductive Rights mentioned on Twitter Thursday it intends to problem the laws in courtroom.
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The ACLU of Oklahoma has additionally opposed HB 4327 for “assault[ing] our transgender and nonbinary communities,” because the invoice defines the time period “girl” as based mostly on organic intercourse and having two X chromosomes and a uterus, “no matter any gender id that the individual makes an attempt to say or declare.”
Key Background
HB 4327 is the third main abortion ban that Oklahoma lawmakers have handed for the reason that begin of April, after the legislature handed one other complete abortion ban in early April that makes performing the process a felony, after which the six-week ban modeled after Texas’ legislation. The opposite full abortion ban gained’t take impact till the summer time, nonetheless, and until Roe is overturned—as a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court docket suggests it quickly could also be—it’s doubtless simpler to strike down in courtroom. Oklahoma is one in all a variety of GOP-led states which have enacted abortion bans in current months, however lawmakers have turn out to be notably motivated to outlaw the process within the state in gentle of Texas’ ban, which despatched a flood of Texans in search of abortions to Oklahoma given the state’s proximity. Roughly 48% of Texas sufferers in search of abortions went to Oklahoma to have the process between September and December 2021, after the Texas ban took impact, based on a research from the College of Texas at Austin.
Additional Studying
Oklahoma Set To Outlaw Abortion After Lawmakers Move Two Texas-Fashion Bans In One Day (Forbes)
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Oklahoma Lawmakers Move Invoice That Bans Virtually All Abortions—And Makes Performing One A Felony (Forbes)
Oklahoma Enacts Texas-Fashion 6-Week Abortion Ban (Forbes)
Whereas the nation grapples with post-Roe prospects, Oklahoma is already dwelling it, advocates say (PBS Information Hour)
Many states are bracing for a post-Roe world. In Oklahoma, it’s virtually arrived. (The nineteenth)
Central Arkansas Bears (3-8) at Oklahoma Sooners (11-0)
Norman, Oklahoma; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sooners -28.5; over/under is 145.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Oklahoma hosts Central Arkansas after Jeremiah Fears scored 30 points in Oklahoma’s 87-86 victory over the Michigan Wolverines.
The Sooners have gone 6-0 at home. Oklahoma has a 2-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Bears are 0-6 on the road. Central Arkansas ranks fourth in the ASUN with 23.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Brayden Fagbemi averaging 4.6.
Oklahoma averages 82.0 points, 5.2 more per game than the 76.8 Central Arkansas allows. Central Arkansas averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 more made shots on average than the 6.5 per game Oklahoma allows.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Fears is scoring 17.9 points per game with 3.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Sooners.
Layne Taylor is scoring 17.0 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Bears.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sooners: 10-0, averaging 80.9 points, 29.3 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 10.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.5 points per game.
Bears: 3-7, averaging 73.0 points, 34.3 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 8.8 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 38.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.7 points.
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NORMAN — Bowl season is a bit unconventional for Navy.
The Midshipmen annually play against Army six days after the bowl schedule is released. That was the case this year, as Navy beat the Black Knights 31-13 on Dec. 14.
Beating Army is always a highlight for the Midshipmen. But the drawback for them is that they have less time than their bowl opponent to prepare for the game.
In this case, that’s Oklahoma. The Sooners will enter the game with more than two weeks of preparation for Navy’s triple-option offense.
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“It’s just a little different,” Navy coach Brian Newberry told reporters earlier this week. “They’ve known they’re going to play us for a little time now.”
Navy Coach, Oklahoma Native Brian Newberry Grew Up On OU Football
Navy does, however, enter the Armed Forces Bowl with momentum.
The Midshipmen (9-3) eased past Army last week in Landover, MD. They outgained the Black Knights 384-179 and forced Army quarterback Bryson Daily to throw three interceptions.
Navy’s rivalry win was its third in the last four games after the Midshipmen went on a two-game skid in the middle of the season. Newberry cited his team’s physicality in recent games, particularly in the Midshipmen’s drubbing of Army.
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“I was so impressed with how our kids handled the moment,” Newberry said. “Army’s a really, really good football team. I thought we physically dominated the game in the way that we blocked, beat blocks, the way we tackled. I thought we outplayed them in all three phases, so I’m really, really proud of that.”
A stark difference between the teams is the number of players that have entered the transfer portal.
The Sooners have seen 25 players from their 2024 team enter the portal. The Midshipmen have suffered only one departure in the winter portal window with defensive back Lorenzo Vitti.
On one hand, that makes Oklahoma preparation tough for Navy.
“It’s interesting,” Newberry said. “We’re going through their two-deep and trying to figure out who’s going to play and who isn’t. It’s a little bit of a challenge in that regard. And it could certainly change with a different quarterback.”
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But largely, the Midshipmen’s lack of transfers gives Newberry confidence that his team will be bought in for one more game in 2024.
“The portal can affect us, players can jump in the portal — we’re not getting that,” Newberry said. “It’s challenging to build a culture anywhere in college football right now, one that’s built on a certain level of trust. They know each other really, really well. They’ve fought through adversity. They stay the course, they pay the price and they have an opportunity.”
Navy will also play for more than just another win; the Midshipmen are looking to make history.
Navy has reached the 10-win mark just four times in program history. The Midshipmen did so three times under former coach Ken Niumatalolo from 2009-2019.
Having a shot at history while playing Oklahoma — the state that Newberry hails from — excites the coach.
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“It’s the last time that this team gets to play together,” Newberry said. “They want to go out the right way against a storied program like Oklahoma. It’s a great reward to play in a bowl game, but it’s a game we want to win.”
The Midshipmen and Sooners will play in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth at 11 a.m. on Dec. 27.
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