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Responding to Larry Boggs’ Explanation of Tuesday’s Confrontation
At Tuesday’s Haskell County GOP meeting, Senator Larry Boggs shoved his opponent Warren Hamilton and made threats against Daniel Navejas of The Ekklesia of Oklahoma. Footage of the incident can be viewed below. (To watch more of the lead up to the incident click here.) https://www.facebook.com/FreeTheStates/videos/1149488752078694/ In a statement he gave to the McAlester News Capital,…
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My Conversation With Senator Greg McCortney
Since last Wednesday, I, along with other Free the States staff and abolitionist volunteers, have been flyering various cities in Oklahoma with information about abolitionist candidates. We spent Saturday and Sunday in Ada passing out flyers raising awareness about abolitionist candidate Carisa Roberson and about Senator Greg McCortney’s actions to keep abortion from being abolished.…
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Larry Boggs Campaigns With 2019 & 2020 Abortion Rights Men of the Year
Larry Boggs, a candidate for Oklahoma’s 7th Senate District, posted a picture on his campaign Facebook page on Friday of himself in between 2019 Abortion Rights Man of the Year Greg Treat and 2020 Abortion Rights Man of the Year Greg McCortney. This picture was posted alongside the caption, “Truly humbled! Thank you to Senator…
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Rep. John Talley (R): Keep abortion legal because “we have enough abortion laws”
During a June 16 public debate between OK House District 33 candidates Brice Chaffin and incumbent John Talley, the topic of abolishing abortion was raised. Talley’s shocking position on the issue: “We have enough abortion laws right now.” An incredulous Chaffin gave Talley a chance to clarify, “‘We have enough abortion laws right now’ is…
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Greg McCortney: Abortion Rights Man of the Year
In the wake of Jason Smalley’s abrupt resignation from the State Senate, Greg McCortney was announced as the new chair of the Senate Health and Human Services (HHS) committee on January 27. His new position came with sole discretion in deciding whether to hear the Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act (SB13). To that point,…
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Senate Bill 1728 Fully Affirms Legal Abortion
Every session in recent years in Oklahoma has ended with “pro-life victories” which do nothing to abolish abortion. These bills serve to provide Senators with anti-abortion credibility to help them get reelected while the same Senators are preventing the abolition of abortion. Last year, it was SB614, HB 2765, and HB2591. This year, the first to…
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“I am a pro-life Oklahoman who voted to table a bill that would abolish all abortion”
On March 14th, Oklahoma State Senator Julie Daniels (R-Bartlesville) posted on Facebook a defense of her vote to table SB13. “I am a pro-life Oklahoman who voted last week to table SB13 in the senate, a bill that would abolish all abortion in Oklahoma,” Daniels wrote. https://www.facebook.com/danielsoksenate/posts/1569574233206919?__xts__[0]=68.ARBWWfFJE43Z917Xv0S6t1DCrNL_zd9poh2sl-OUCSnRRc19DEyXvxtJzhWKVgQjxDEu4RTFrGOAGa0kloQQXHmZxUwaeafOLzz8hn9OfM3L5MV7HKSj-0cdNoVp5jsKFKJl6c0Fo_203yvRwie00PhI-Apyo88dq7dZTX14XePAPly4aIlUg7J8njPKIGRHCIKFOWkFQeB7j2geHSoV2ITIBc8htm1pBx3Sz5CrLmFaKgaJa3bJnoDUTKuETHaWx-fUdLVza9riOUCr72yn6Bq9akRH9VP0OexHWNzL_hicXheujZU46wJnJYGoKp60bbGHez6-NQkFw3sYZyUfXQ&__tn__=-R To her credit, Daniels does a good job…
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Motion to Bring SB13 to Senate Floor Coming Tomorrow! Email Your Senator!
A motion is going to be made in the State Senate on Wednesday to bring SB13 directly to the floor for a hearing. A motion to table this motion will likely be made by an establishment Republican and that motion to table will get a vote immediately. So, on Wednesday, the Senate will vote on whether…
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Shocking Pro-Life Resolution Filed at Pittsburg County (OK) GOP Meeting
At the Pittsburg County Republican Committee meeting on February 28, a resolution opposing SB13 was filed. Thankfully, it was voted down. Further, a resolution in favor of making Pittsburg County a sanctuary county for preborn children did pass. But this pro-life resolution provides a look into the thinking of the pro-life establishment and their opposition…
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Senator McCortney Again Denies SB13 a Fair Hearing
The agenda for Monday’s Senate Health and Human Services committee meeting has been published and Senate Bill 13 is not on it. Monday is the final scheduled committee meeting prior to the February 27 deadline for bills to be passed out of committee. On February 11, thousands showed up at the capitol to demand SB13…
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