Pruitt Blast State Court On Abortion Rulings
Pruitt rips Okla. high court on abortion dismissal
By SEAN MURPHY
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican Attorney General Scott Pruitt blamed the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday for another abortion-related legal setback, while legislators and activists promised to push for further restrictions when the Republican-controlled Legislature returns in February.
In 2012, the Oklahoma Supreme Court found a law restricting the use of abortion-inducing drugs was unconstitutional. Pruitt appealed. Last week, at the request of the nation’s high court, the Oklahoma Supreme Court clarified that the law not only limited drug-induced abortions, but also effectively banned them altogether.
Pruitt, a Republican, said that “broad and erroneous interpretation” of Oklahoma law left the U.S. Supreme Court little choice but to dismiss the case Monday.
“We are disappointed with the state court’s interpretation of a law that was crafted by the Legislature to protect Oklahoma women from potentially deadly protocols that have never been approved by the (U.S. Food and Drug Administration),” Pruitt said in a statement.