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From The Center For Reproductive Rights today:

Moments ago, we received the thrilling news that Oklahoma’s law banning medication abortion—a safe, non-surgical option used by more than 1.4 million U.S. women—has been permanently blocked.

Judge Donald Worthington’s decision is groundbreaking. He ruled that the bill’s restrictions are “so completely at odds with the standard that governs the practice of medicine that [the bill] can serve no purpose other than to prevent women from obtaining abortions and to punish and discriminate against those women who do.”

Judge Worthington’s words send a clear message to our opponents:
Reproductive choice is a fundamental right under the Oklahoma Constitution.

Today’s ruling is simply unprecedented. For the first time ever, a court recognized that the Oklahoma Constitution protects a woman’s right to abortion. This ruling reaffirms that the Legislature can’t use women’s health to advance a radical anti-choice agenda.

The court made it clear what you and I already know: This law was never about protecting women. It was about banning safe and effective methods of terminating a pregnancy, and making it impossible for women to exercise the full range of their constitutionally protected rights.

Our victory today sends a strong message to anti-choice legislators in Oklahoma—and all across the country—that their disingenuous tactics for restricting access to abortion will not stand.

Anti-choice organizations have targeted Oklahoma as a testing ground for their most extreme tactics—and we’ve been beating back one after another. Just last month, the Center defeated the state’s attempt at a so-called “personhood” ballot initiative that would have given every fertilized egg the full legal rights of a person.

Even with these triumphs, we know that anti-choice zealots won’t stop attacking our rights. We remain vigilant and ready to fight back—but today’s victory is ours to celebrate.