Vetoed Oklahoma abortion bill follows other failed attempts

[...] Republican Mary Fallin, who has signed every anti-abortion bill that's made it to her desk, said the legislation was vague and would not withstand a legal challenge.

A 2013 law that would have required women to prove their age, and those under 17 to have a prescription, to obtain emergency contraceptives was permanently struck down by a district court judge as a violation of the state's "single-subject rule," a constitutional requirement that limits bills to a single subject.

In 2014, Fallin signed another bill aimed at restricting medication abortions, and a legal challenge in that case is still pending.

Since the bill was signed into law, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new federal label for abortion drugs that undermines the Oklahoma law and those in other states that aimed to restrict medication abortions.

A 2014 law that requires physicians at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital was upheld by a state court judge earlier this year, but it remains on hold while the plaintiffs appeal to the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

The four topics covered in the law include minors and parental consent; the preservation of tissue from certain abortions; inspection of clinics and legal liability for abortion providers.