Oklahoma | May 11, 2021
Oklahoma Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Abortion Ban Appeal
Oklahoma | May 11, 2021
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter implored the Supreme Court to hear a Mississippi case that could allow states to ban abortions after 15 weeks of gestation.
Hunter’s remarks came after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, signed a so-called trigger bill April 27 that would automatically outlaw abortion in the state if the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade, which, in 1973, made abortion lawful throughout the United States.
Hunter, also a Republican, said his office has an interest in getting involved when “wayward” courts get it wrong on vitally important policy issues, The Oklahoman reported May 9.
“My role is to defend laws enacted by the people of Oklahoma and their representatives,” he said…
(Excerpts from Epoch Times)