OKLAHOMA CITY – A week after pro-life advocates packed the state capitol, a bill that declares life begins at conception is in the Oklahoma House of Representatives after state senators overwhelmingly approved the "personhood" bill by a vote of 34 to eight.
The bill is modeled after a 1986 Missouri law that was later determined to be constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
It provides embryos and fetuses with "all the rights, privileges, and immunities" of other citizens.
The bill is opposed by the Oklahoma State Medical Association. An Oklahoma City reproduction doctor is calling it quote, "an embarrassment."
Wednesday, May 23 2012 12:20 PM EDT2012-05-23 16:20:31 GMT
CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) - A preliminary hearing has begun for the alleged accomplice of a man who was shot and killed by a widowed teenage mother as he tried to break into her home. The Grady County
A preliminary hearing has begun for the alleged accomplice of a man who was shot and killed by a widowed teenage mother as he tried to break into her home in Grady County.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 11:22 AM EDT2012-05-23 15:22:30 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin has signed legislation that bans registered sex offenders from living with minor children. Fallin signed the measure into law on Tuesday. Its author, Rep. Mike Sanders,
Gov. Mary Fallin has signed legislation that bans registered sex offenders from living with minor children.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:19 AM EDT2012-05-23 11:19:14 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Johnny Depp has been made an honorary member of the Comanche tribe. Depp is in New Mexico, shooting the film adaptation of "The Lone Ranger." He plays "Ranger" sidekick Tonto
Johnny Depp has been made an honorary member of the Comanche tribe.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:18 AM EDT2012-05-23 11:18:56 GMT
New developments on the shooting in Bricktown that left eight people wounded after the last Oklahoma City Thunder game. Oklahoma City police now say two people have been arrested on shooting with intent
New developments on the shooting in Bricktown that left eight people wounded after the last Oklahoma City Thunder game. Oklahoma City police now say two people have been arrested on shooting with intent to kill complaints.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 11:23 PM EDT2012-05-23 03:23:24 GMT
LAWTON, OK._Every year around this time, the city has a big job to do…it is to delegate your tax dollars. This year, they are working with $90,000,000. Tuesday, the council held its mandatory public
LAWTON, OK._Every year around this time, the city has a big job to do…it is to delegate your tax dollars.
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