Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has vetoed an unprecedented bill to make performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to three years in prison. Fallin, who has a long history of supporting anti-choice measures, vetoed the measure on a technicality, saying the language surrounding an exception to save the life of the pregnant person was too vague. The bill’s sponsor, Republican state Senator Nathan Dahm, has said he may try to override the governor’s veto.
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