US: Oklahoma legislature OKs nation’s strictest abortion ban
By DW
23 May 2022 |
7:47 am
In one of the strictest anti-abortion proposals in the country, lawmakers in Oklahoma state passed a bill that restricts abortion immediately after the baby is conceived.
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