As we struggle with a lack of COVID-19 resources and historic unemployment, Oklahoma House leaders chose to prioritize abortion. Act now to stop them.
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2019 is almost over- if you can believe it- and this year was a doozy for the repro-rights world. We did, however, walk away with some great accomplishments and things to look forward to when the legislative session arrives in February of 2020! We sincerely hope you will stand with us in the new year by making a gift or learning about volunteer opportunities!
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oday, a state district court judge ruled from the bench and temporarily blocked an Oklahoma law forcing doctors to tell patients that medication abortion (abortion by pills) can be “reversed”—a misleading claim unsupported by scientific evidence. Under this law, physicians can be charged with a felony if this misleading information is not repeatedly relayed to the patient, including at least 72 hours before their medication abortion appointment and on mandatory signs in the clinic.
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The Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice is hosting five events in four cities to check out local artist interpretations of abortion rights and to talk about reproductive freedom in 2019! This series will feature a rotation of 15 works from Oklahoma visual artist’s representing their interpretations of the theme, “fighting for abortion access is an act of love.”
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Judge says doctors can no longer use a safe and standard abortion method. Today, the Oklahoma district court became the first court in the country to uphold a ban on the standard method of ending a pregnancy after approximately 14 weeks.
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News recently broke that as many as 1,400 refugee children will be detained in Lawton Oklahoma over the summer. As the cruelty and violence toward immigrant and asylum seeking people escalates, it is time to act. Join hundreds of immigrant leaders and allies from across the nation on Saturday, July 20th at 10 a.m. in Lawton, Oklahoma to demand that the concentration camps be closed and that the U.S. spare no expense to reunite these children with family.
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Next week the House Conference Committee on Judiciary will hear HB 2468, the Gestational Agreement Act. The intent behind this bill is wonderful, but because some of he bill’s language doesn’t adequately protect surrogates or intended parent’s human rights, we are calling on the pubic to raise this issue with Oklahoma lawmakers.
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Dear Oklahoma Lawmakers, we are leaders in our places of worship and we support abortion rights because of our faith, not in spite of it.
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I work with a local non-profit that visits women in Oklahoma jails and prisons on a weekly basis. In a room full of women, with estrogen levels high enough to drown a person, periods are often a topic of discussion.
By Kate Forest
It’s important for an active citizenry to communicate regularly with those elected to speak for us, but there are ways to communicate more efficiently. With this guide I hope to help you be as effective as possible when you are lobbying at the Oklahoma capitol.
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Join us for the fifth annual Pink Love Lobby Day! On Valentines Day OCRJ members and volunteers will gather at the Oklahoma Capitol to distribute valentines to lawmakers, asking them to pass the bills we love this year.
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