– Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down two abortion bans passed in 2021
– The bans relied on private lawsuits and had narrow exceptions for medical emergencies
– The court said the bans violated women’s constitutional right to end a pregnancy to save their life
– The ruling does not affect a 1910 law that still prohibits most abortions in Oklahoma
– Oklahoma is one of many states that tried to ban abortion after Roe v. Wade was overturned
– Some doctors have faced difficulties in providing care for patients under strict abortion laws
– Abortion rights groups and medical practitioners challenged the laws in court
– The laws were modeled on a Texas law that banned abortion after six weeks of pregnancy