It's Official! Oklahoma Becomes Second State to Ban Dismemberment Abortion

Ben Johnson : Apr 15, 2015
LifeSiteNews

Having tasted success in two dependably pro-life states, the right to life movement plans to move forward with additional legislative efforts nationwide.

(Oklahoma City, OK) - Oklahoma has become the second state in the nation to ban the procedure of dismemberment abortions, the most common form of second-trimester abortion. (Photo via LifeSite News)

Gov. Mary Fallin signed the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act into law Monday night, protecting the state's unborn babies from the process of dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortion, in which unborn babies are torn apart limb-from-limb.

The bill, which takes effect on November 1, passed the state legislature by lopsided majorities, clearing the state House of Representatives 84-2 in February, and the state Senate last week by a 37-4 margin.

"Governor Mary Fallin is to be commended for her quick action in signing into law the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act, which will prohibit this barbaric inhumanity in our state," said Tony Lauinger, the chairman of Oklahomans For Life.

Her signature comes just one week after Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed the first-in-the-nation ban on dismemberment abortions. The Kansas state House passed the groundbreaking legislation by a 98-26 vote on March 25, the date Christians traditionally celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation.