Abortion activists have withdrawn a statewide ballot amendment that would have overturned Oklahoma’s abortion ban. That means babies will continue to be protected from abortions in the Sooner State.

Oklahoma became one of many states to ban abortions following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. It had the distinction of becoming the first in the nation to successfully ban abortions from conception when Governor Kevin Stitt signed its Texas-style abortion ban in May. But, with the Supreme Court reversing Roe, the state’s trigger ban has gone into effect — which successfully bans abortions without having to rely on a private enforcement mechanism. This will allow state and local officials to uphold the abortion ban and punish abortionists who defy it and kill babies. …

Not happy that women and unborn children would be protected, abortion advocates — playing off of victories in other states — proposed a constitutional amendment to make killing babies in abortions a right. But they have withdrawn it for lack of support.