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Friday, April 12, 2013  Almost 80 Oklahoma state lawmakers have signed a friend of the court brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision that said a 2011 abortion drug law was unconstitutional.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The nation's highest court is being asked to review a decision by Oklahoma's Supreme Court that invalidated a state anti-abortion law.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  An Oklahoma House panel is expected to consider a pair of bills that would tighten the requirements for girls under age 18 to notify a parent before receiving an abortion.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The Oklahoma Supreme Court says two anti-abortion laws recently passed by the Legislature are "facially unconstitutional" and that lower court judges were right to prevent their enforcement.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Two Oklahoma lawmakers have filed a friend-of-the-court brief defending a state law regulating abortion-inducing drugs that was struck down as unconstitutional.

Monday, May 14, 2012  An Oklahoma law that prohibits the use of certain abortion-inducing drugs has been ruled unconstitutional by a district court judge.

Monday, January 16, 2012  An anti-abortion ballot measure that would grant personhood status to a human embryo is one of nearly a dozen proposals that Oklahoma lawmakers want to send to a vote of the people in November.

Monday, July 19, 2010  A judge has extended a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of an Oklahoma law that would require women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound and hear a description of the fetus.

Monday, July 19, 2010  Oral arguments are scheduled on a request to block a state law requiring pregnant women to have an ultrasound and hear a description of the fetus before getting an abortion.

Tuesday, June 01, 2010  Abortion opponents hailed Oklahoma's 2010 legislative session as a success, with the passage of seven separate bills to further restrict the practice in Oklahoma, including some considered the strictest in the country.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has vetoed an abortion bill that would limit coverage by private insurers.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  The Oklahoma Senate has approved a bill requiring women seeking an abortion to complete a lengthy questionnaire that includes questions about their race, relationships and reasons for getting an abortion.

Monday, May 10, 2010  A bill that would require women seeking an abortion to complete a lengthy questionnaire that includes questions about their race and relationships has passed the Oklahoma House.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  The manager of an Oklahoma abortion clinic says complying with the requirements of the state's new ultrasound law is causing some patients to become emotional.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010  A New York-based abortion rights group is suing to block enforcement of an anti-abortion law that was the focus of a veto override vote in the Senate.