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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules partial ‘right to abortion’ enshrined in state constitution
The Oklahoma state Supreme Court docket decided on Tuesday {that a} “partial proper to abortion” is enshrined in its state structure in relation to saving the lifetime of the mom.
The case in query was introduced collectively by abortion suppliers and reproductive rights teams and challenged state legal guidelines that have been accredited after the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court docket final summer time. The U.S. Supreme Court docket returned the subject of abortion again to the person states.
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The state Supreme Court docket, in a 5-4 ruling, struck down a legislation that stated a girl may solely have an abortion if the mom’s life was already at risk due to a present medical emergency.
The 5 justices that made up the bulk pointed to the constitutional provision that reads: “All individuals have the inherent proper to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the enjoyment of the beneficial properties of their very own trade,” claiming the supply “stands as the idea for safeguarding a girl’s proper to terminate a being pregnant with the intention to save her life.”
With regards to an inherent proper to life, the justices outlined it as: “A girl has an inherent proper to decide on to terminate her being pregnant if at any level within the being pregnant, the lady’s doctor has decided to an inexpensive diploma of medical certainty or chance that the continuation of the being pregnant will endanger the lady’s life as a result of being pregnant itself or resulting from a medical situation that the lady is both at present affected by or prone to endure from through the being pregnant.”
The justices added that “absolute certainty” of the demise of the mom is just not obligatory, but it surely must be greater than a “mere risk or hypothesis.”
Justices Yvonne Kauger, James R. Winchester, James E. Edmondson, Douglas L. Combs, and Noma Gurich made up the bulk, whereas Chief Justice John Kane IV and Vice Chief Justice Dustin P. Rowe led the dissent, together with Justices Richard Darby and Dana Kuehn, in line with the Oklahoman.
The dissenting opinion stated that there was no legislation within the state structure that particularly associated to abortion.
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“There isn’t a expressed or implied proper to abortion enshrined within the Oklahoma Structure,” Kane wrote within the dissent. “In deciphering our Structure, this court docket should guard in opposition to the innate human temptation to confuse what’s offered within the Oklahoma Structure with what one needs have been offered.”
4 of the bulk have been appointed by a Democratic governor, whereas all 4 of the dissenters have been appointed by Republican governors. Winchester was the one Republican appointee to aspect with the bulk.
Ryan is deputy editor at AllSooners and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City.
Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more.
Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com.
Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters.
Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK.
NORMAN — Oklahoma gained its first offensive commitment from the 2024-25 transfer portal on Monday.
Stanford offensive lineman Luke Baklenko announced on Instagram that we will be joining the Sooners in the fall.
“Thank God for this amazing opportunity and thank you to everyone who helped me along the way,” Baklenko said in his post. “Back to work!”
Shortly after announcing his pledge with the Sooners, Baklenko confirmed his commitment on X (formerly Twitter).
Boomer Sooner!
Thank you God. Thank you for the incredible partnership @vaynersports @Gdub_22 and @MikeMcCartney7 @OU_Football @vaynersports #Oklahoma #boomersooner@PeteThamel @PeteNakos_ @BruceFeldmanCFB pic.twitter.com/EJRioNjUzD
— Luke Baklenko 🇺🇸 (@LukeBaklenko) December 16, 2024
Thank you @CoachVenables @OU_CoachB
A sophomore in 2024, Baklenko played a key role for the Cardinal. He participated on 646 offensive snaps at right tackle after logging 370 snaps there as a true freshman in 2023.
He struggled to adjust to college football as a freshman, posting a 39.5 PFF (Pro Football Focus) pass blocking grade. But Baklenko’s numbers significantly improved in 2024, as the tackle posted a pass blocking grade of 56.3 and a run blocking grade of 52.3.
Baklenko started nine games in 2024 and played in 11. He started in all five of his game appearances in 2023 as well.
Out of high school, Baklenko was rated a 3-star prospect by 247 Sports. He chose Stanford over offers from UCLA, Boston College, Arizona, Arizona State and others.
As a transfer, Baklenko is the No. 21 offensive tackle and No. 290 overall player, per 247 Sports.
Stanford is coming off its first season as a team in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cardinal finished 3-9 (2-6 ACC) and tied for 15th out of 17 teams in the conference.
Baklenko is only the second commitment Oklahoma has picked up from the 2024-25 transfer portal. The Sooners landed a commitment from Kennesaw State punter Jacob Ulrich on Friday.
So far, Oklahoma has lost 23 players to the transfer portal.
OU’s coaching staff is in full rebuild mode as roster deletions will likely continue while new additions begin to commit. The Sooners began hosting transfer hopefuls last week, and had several visitors over the weekend.
Oklahoma (6-6, 2-6) will play against Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 27 in Fort Worth.
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