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Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass Nation’s Toughest Abortion-Ban Measure
May 19, 2022 | By Ella Ceron in Bloomberg Law![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_lossy,ret_img,w_620,h_377/https://msfc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FtrdImage-InTheNews-05192022.jpg)
MSFC Board Member and Oklahoma University medical student, Ian Peake.
After Texas’s ban, known as SB8, took effect in September, about 45% of residents who traveled out of state for abortion services went to Oklahoma to obtain care despite that state’s myriad restrictions, including a 72-hour waiting period between an initial consultation and the procedure.
“Even before all the changes that were happening down in Texas in particular, Tulsa felt like somewhat of a safe haven for a lot of patients,” said Ian Peake, a medical student in Oklahoma and a representative of the advocacy group Medical Students for Choice. “When SB8 hit in Texas, it was like getting hit with a tidal wave here.” The parking lot at the clinic where he receives medical training as a volunteer — neither of Oklahoma’s medical schools offer such training — was filled with cars, he said[…]