Pro-Life Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Bill Making Abortions a Felony: It’s ‘So Vague’

The very pro-life governor of Oklahoma, Mary Fallin, vetoed a bill passed in the state legislature yesterday that would make the very act of performing an abortion a felony.

The statement from Fallin says “the bill was vague and would not withstand a criminal constitutional legal challenge.” So basically, she acknowledges that it is unconstitutional.

Here’s the rest of what she had to say:

“The bill is so ambiguous and so vague that doctors cannot be certain what medical circumstances would be considered ‘necessary to preserve the life of the mother,’” Fallin said.

“The absence of any definition, analysis or medical standard renders this exception vague, indefinite and vulnerable to subjective interpretation and application,” she wrote in her veto message.

“While I consistently have and continue to support a re-examination of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, this legislation cannot accomplish that re-examination,” Fallin wrote. “In fact, the most direct path to a re-examination of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade is the appointment of a conservative, pro-life justice to the United States Supreme Court.”

The statement emphasizes multiple times how pro-life Fallin and the state of Oklahoma is––she’s been called the most pro-life governor and one group called Oklahoma the most pro-life state this year.

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