Oklahoma makes abortion pill trafficking punishable by up to 10 years, $100k fine, or both
Oklahoma has enacted a law that criminalizes the trafficking of abortion pills, making it a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. Governor Kevin Stitt and supporters argue that this law is essential for protecting pro-life values in the state. The legislation reflects ongoing national debates about abortion access and the safety of abortion-inducing drugs.
- ▪Oklahoma is the fifteenth state to criminalize abortion pill trafficking.
- ▪House Bill 1168 imposes severe penalties for delivering or possessing abortion-inducing drugs for illegal abortions.
- ▪Pro-life advocates highlight the health risks associated with mifepristone, the abortion pill, citing significant complications for women.
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News Oklahoma makes abortion pill trafficking punishable by up to 10 years, $100K fine, or both Republican Oklahoma Sen. David Bullard said that ‘the injustice of the abortion pill being trafficked in Oklahoma is a generational loss of Holocaust proportions.’ Governor Kevin StittAlex Wong/Getty Images CalvinFreiburger 0 Calvin Freiburger Comments 0 Thu May 21, 2026 - 11:50 am EDT OKLAHOMA CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a new law making the Sooner State the fifteenth to criminalize abortion pill trafficking. House Bill 1168 makes it a felony to deliver or possess with intent to deliver an abortion-inducing drug for the purpose of causing an illegal abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, up to a $100,000 fine, or both.
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