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Posted: 2022-05-19T18:17:25Z | Updated: 2022-05-19T18:17:25Z

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahomas Legislature gave final approval Thursday to another Texas-style anti-abortion bill that providers say will be the most restrictive in the nation once the governor signs it.

The bill is part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights. It comes on the heels of a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court that suggests justices are considering weakening or overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nearly 50 years ago.

The bill by Collinsville Republican Rep. Wendi Stearman would prohibit all abortions, except to save the life of a pregnant woman or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest that has been reported to law enforcement.

Is our goal to defend the right to life or isnt it? Stearman asked her colleagues before the bill passed on a 73-16 vote mostly along party lines.