Oklahoma Governor Criticizes State Supreme Court’s ‘Activist Majority’ Opinion on Abortion Rights
Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.) on Tuesday criticized the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s “activist majority” decision to create a limited right to abortion, which he said goes against the will of the people.
The court’s 5–4 majority ruling effectively upholds strict anti-abortion laws in place since last year but struck down one law that made abortions illegal while keeping another law in place that only allowed abortions to preserve a woman’s life.
The ruling means abortions are still mostly restricted in Oklahoma.
The majority opinion cited the state constitution, which states that “all persons have the inherent right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the enjoyment of the gains of their own industry,” as the basis for allowing abortion to save the mother’s life….