abortion

Two Oklahoma mothers are challenging state abortion bans in a new lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights last week. StateImpact’s Jillian Taylor spoke with lead plaintiff Magon Hoffman about her experience.

The lawsuit, filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, challenges two state abortion bans.

The Texas-based nonprofit Human Coalition lobbies for anti-abortion programs and gets millions of dollars in funding from other states.

The data comes four years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Oklahoma lawmakers wrapped a three-year effort to tighten restrictions on abortion pills during the 2026 legislative session.

A fast-growing faction called the Abolitionists is taking control of Oklahoma's Republican Party, pushing to criminalize abortion as murder and target any politician who resists. The movement, which holds that women who obtain abortions should face prosecution, has already censured Republican legislators and is backing primary challengers against incumbents.

Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a measure that would allow out-of-state organizations to receive funding for a state program aiming to decrease abortions.

The measure would make it a felony to deliver or possess with the intent to deliver an abortion-inducing drug to someone who plans to use it to terminate a pregnancy.

This followed concerns from Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board members related to the order’s legality and impact on providers.

This comes after the agency’s board requested clarity on the executive order driving the policy.