Fri Jun 2, 2023 – 5:51 pm EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (LifeSiteNews) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court voted 6-3 Wednesday to strike down two of the state’s laws enacted last year to prohibit abortion, although the practice remains illegal thanks to Oklahoma’s pre-Roe abortion ban.
The Tulsa World reported that the state’s highest court ruled against Oklahoma’s law banning most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, and its law allowing residents to bring civil suits against any abortionist for killing a baby from conception onward, deeming them unconstitutional.
“The state Supreme Court continues to ignore precedent set by federal and state law and keeps making political decisions outside their authority,” said Republican state Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat, who argued that the court’s actions illustrated the need to rein in its authority.
“I again wholeheartedly disagree with the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s use of activism to create a right to an abortion in Oklahoma,” responded Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who signed both measures. “This court has once more over-involved itself in the state’s democratic process and has interceded to undo legislation created by the will of the people.”
However, Republican leaders agreed that as a practical
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