reproductive care in Oklahoma

From June 2022 to June 2023, there were at least 210 pregnancy-related prosecutions in the U.S. Oklahoma trailed Alabama, at 68 prosecutions.

Senate Democrats attempted to pass a resolution Tuesday addressing abortion access in emergency medical situations, but Republicans blocked it from moving forward.

Oklahoma’s request to the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Biden Administration from blocking federal family planning money it lost last year was denied Tuesday.

The clinic in Pittsburg, Kansas has started providing medication abortions and will phase in surgical care for pregnancies up to 15 weeks.

Oklahoma is seeking an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Biden Administration from denying the federal family planning money it lost last year.

Oklahoma lawmakers significantly boosted funding for crisis pregnancy centers two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. It’s part of a wave of new funding for the mostly religious-affiliated nonprofits in states that have outlawed abortion.

More than half of Oklahoma counties are maternity care deserts, which are predominantly rural areas without birthing facilities and providers.

Oklahoma is among the poorest-performing states overall for women’s health care access, quality and outcomes, according to a national study from the Commonwealth Fund.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit said last week that Oklahoma isn’t entitled to federal family planning money it lost last year.

A study found an estimated 4,000 Oklahomans traveled to Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Illinois to obtain an abortion in 2023.