But Gallegos, the clinic’s executive administrator, quickly realized that the woman had missed a message left for her the night before. On Tuesday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law banning abortions after the detection of cardiac activity, which usually occurs around six weeks into a pregnancy.
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“Unfortunately, I had to explain, ‘I’m so sorry … but you know, this law just passed,'” Gallegos said.
The woman guessed she was seven or eight weeks along.
“She said, ‘You know, I was raped, I’m pregnant because I was raped. Surely you can still help me.’ And I had to explain that unfortunately, this law makes no exception for rape or incest.”
The only exceptions to Oklahoma’s new law are for situations in which the mother’s life is in danger.
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