Roe v. Wade

In tandem with strikes held across the country, advocates at the OKC Women’s Strike commemorated what they said is the somber anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling.

A bill that would make it a felony for non-medical professionals to deliver abortion-inducing drugs passed the Oklahoma House floor on party lines with a vote of 77-18.

Oklahoma’s total abortion ban doesn’t allow exceptions for rape, and a new paper shows how many pregnancies have resulted from rape in the state from July 1, 2022 to Jan. 1.

KGOU's Dick Pryor and QuorumCall's Shawn Ashley continue their countdown of the top ten Oklahoma stories of 2022. Which story will be number 1?

In response to the loss of constitutional protection for abortion and Oklahoma’s strict abortion laws, some Oklahomans are choosing sterilization to avoid unwanted pregnancies.

Oklahoma has some of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the nation, and an upcoming court ruling may help determine whether a Kansas-like Constitutional right to personal autonomy, including the decision to obtain an abortion, also exists in Oklahoma.

In Oklahoma and Texas, the laws don't clarify what counts as life-threatening. That leaves room for interpretation, and has already delayed critical care.

When Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey were overturned last week, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his opinion that previous rulings on sexual privacy, marriage equality and birth control access should be reconsidered because they’re based on the same constitutional mechanism as Roe and Casey. StateImpact spoke with OU political science professor and expert on gender and sexuality in law, Kathleen Tipler, about how the decision could reach well beyond abortion.

Oklahoma is one of 13 states with abortion "trigger laws" designed to go into effect in the event the U.S. Supreme Court banned the right to obtain an abortion. On Friday, the Court announced its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, triggering Oklahoma's anti-abortion law.

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling will have a major impact on abortion access across the country, but the law won’t change much in Oklahoma.