OK represents nearly one-third of pregnancy-related prosecutions a year after Dobbs

Oklahoma had the second-highest number of pregnancy-related prosecutions nationwide in the year after Roe. v. Wade was overturned, according to a new study by the advocacy organization Pregnancy Justice.

From June 24, 2022, to June 23, 2023, there were at least 210 pregnancy-related prosecutions in the U.S. This is the highest number of these prosecutions documented in a single year. Oklahoma trailed Alabama, at 68 prosecutions.

The report notes its total might represent an undercount...