Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules New Abortion Bans Unconstitutional On Wednesday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that two laws passed last year that outlaw the majority of abortions are unconstitutional. Medical Emergency However, a statute issued in 1910 that still forbids most abortions in the state, unless they are required to save the mother’s life, is unaffected by the decision. The laws that the court overturned were civil laws whose enforcement depended on lawsuits by ordinary people. Each had made an exception in the event of a “medical emergency.” But in their 6-3 decision, the judges objected to that phrase, saying it suggested the exceptions were too limited. Without elaborating on the need for it, they argued that a woman had a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy in order to preserve her life. In advance of the United States, a number of Republican-led states, including Oklahoma, sought to outlaw abortion. Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Oklahoma Supreme Co...