Nation's strictest abortion ban goes into effect in Oklahoma

Kevin Stitt.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) on Wednesday signed into law the strictest abortion ban in the U.S., "making the state the first in the nation to effectively end availability of the procedure," The Associated Press reports.

The law takes effect immediately, and prohibits all abortions at any stage of pregnancy, except in instances of rape or incest, or when the life of the mother is in danger.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.