Officials in Louisiana, Missouri, and Mississippi have also considered making inducing abortion a punishable offense.
No other states have yet introduced similar legislation to Oklahoma’s, and Marshall’s office backtracked his remarks, saying. But these moves highlight a growing tension among anti-abortion officials and policymakers, many of whom have expressed frustration that people living in states with abortion bans have still been able to use medication.
“We don’t support any law that would criminalize the woman, because the focus is on the provider, on the physician,” she said. Last summer, Louisiana lawmakers considered a bill that would have treated abortion as murder, effectively criminalizing people who induce their own abortions. But that legislation, which would have been the first abortion ban to explicitly punish pregnant people, did not pass.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Virginia school officials warned 6-year-old had a weapon prior to shooting, officials saySchool officials were warned that a 6-year-old student who shot his teacher may have had a weapon in his backpack prior to the shooting in a Newport News, Virginia, classroom.
Read more »
Missouri Legislature Debates Imposing Stricter Dress Code on Women Lawmakers“I spent $1,200 on a suit, and I can’t wear it in the People’s House because someone who doesn’t have the range tells me that’s inappropriate,' one said.
Read more »
Louisiana man gets split sentence for Baldwin County rape convictionBaldwin County Circuit Judge J. Clark Stankoski on Wednesday handed down a 20-year split sentence for Tyler Frame.
Read more »
Mississippi governor bans TikTok from government devicesTikTok will be banned from all Mississippi-issued government devices and the state’s network, Gov. Tate Reeves announced.
Read more »
30-foot fin whale found stranded, dead off Mississippi Gulf Coast: ‘A very rare species’Since 2002, there have only been three reported fin whale strandings in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read more »
Brandon Presley, distant cousin of Elvis, running for Mississippi governorPresley, a Democrat who currently serves on the Public Service Commission, hopes to take on Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.
Read more »