While Oklahoma's Attorney General, Scott Pruitt, is fighting in court to defend two anti-abortion bills passed by the Legislature last year, state lawmakers have introduced several new abortion bills for the 2015 session.
Among those filed this year are measures to prohibit certain late-term abortions, require doctors to inform pregnant women about the fetal heartbeat, and require women to have certain information provided to them at least three days before an abortion. A related bill would make it a felony to perform research using stem cells.
Abortion rights groups say they're particularly concerned about the 72-hour bill because it places a barrier between a woman and legally available medical care.
Two anti-abortion measures approved by the Legislature last year are currently on hold amid legal challenges.
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