2020 Oklahoma budget proposal includes $2M for anti-abortion centers [View all]
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Legislature has approved a budget that for the first time includes millions of dollars in funding for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers, as other states grapple with tightening abortion restrictions.
The Senate on Tuesday approved the $8.1 billion general appropriations bill for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The budget proposal now heads to Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is expected to sign it.
The $2 million for crisis pregnancy centers would be the state’s first anti-abortion funding since lawmakers passed the 2017 Choosing Childbirth Act, The Oklahoman reported. In order to be qualified for grant subsidies, an entity must be a nonprofit that counsels pregnant women with accurate information on fetal development.
Rep. Jon Echols, who supports the bill, said the centers help pregnant women purchase maternity clothes, prenatal care and more.
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(Fort Smith Times Record)
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