# Oklahoma Gov. Signs Bill Banning Abortion

By Human Events · Published 2022-04-12 · News & Analysis › Faith & Family · https://humanevents.com/news/oklahoma-gov-signs-bill-banning-abortion

> Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday banning abortion in the state. The bill, which takes effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns next month, makes it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to ten years in prison and a $100,000 fine. The bill makes an exception only for an abortion \[…\]

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday banning abortion in the state.

The bill, which takes effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns next month, makes it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to ten years in prison and a $100,000 fine.

The bill makes an exception only for an abortion performed to save the life of the mother, per *[The Hill.](https://thehill.com/news/wire/3265351-oklahoma-governor-signs-bill-to-make-abortion-illegal/)*

“We want to outlaw abortion in the state of Oklahoma,” Stitt said during the bill’s signing ceremony. “I promised Oklahomans that I would sign every pro-life bill that hits my desk, and that’s what we’re doing here today.”

The legislation does not authorize criminal charges against a woman for receiving an abortion.

Sen. Nathan Dahm, a Republican now running for Congress who wrote the bill, called it the “strongest pro-life legislation in the country right now, which effectively eliminates abortion in Oklahoma.”