{"id":2436051,"date":"2025-05-17T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T00:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-the-grassroots-want-republicans-to-actually-end-abortion\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T20:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T00:14:09","slug":"op-ed-the-grassroots-want-republicans-to-actually-end-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-the-grassroots-want-republicans-to-actually-end-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-Ed: The Grassroots Want Republicans to Actually End Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fop-ed-the-grassroots-want-republicans-to-actually-end-abortion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2436051&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ongoing challenges surrounding abortion legislation<\/a> in Oklahoma, a state known for its conservative values. Despite republican lawmakers&#8217; claims of effectively banning abortion, meaningful loopholes remain that allow the practice to continue, especially via self-administered methods like the abortion pill. the piece highlights a recent bill,Senate Bill 456,introduced by State senator Dusty Deevers,wich aimed to extend homicide protections to preborn children. However, the bill failed to advance due to opposition from several Republican senators, leading to their censure by the Oklahoma Republican Party. This incident reflects a growing frustration among conservative grassroots and Christians in the state, who are pushing for stronger protections against abortion. The article emphasizes that many voters are beginning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-blues-the-radical-black-feminist-who-became-a-trump-supporter\/\" title=\"Blue ... Blues: The Radical Black Feminist Who Became a Trump Supporter\">hold politicians accountable<\/a> for their failure to align with conservative values on this critical issue, signaling a potential shift in the political landscape regarding abortion in Oklahoma.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma is ostensibly one of the most conservative states in the union, yet over the past several years, Republican lawmakers in the state have failed to truly end abortion.<\/p>\n<p>But when four elected Republicans in the Oklahoma Senate voted against equal protection of the laws for preborn babies earlier this year, they were censured by the Oklahoma Republican Party, signaling that the conservative grassroots have finally had enough of their failure.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Party_control_of_Oklahoma_state_government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maintained<\/a> governing trifectas in Oklahoma for well over a decade, enjoying control of the governorship, the Oklahoma House, and the Oklahoma Senate. The state is so thoroughly Republican that every single one of the 77 counties has been <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/04\/01\/has-every-county-in-oklahoma-voted-republican-in-presidential-elections-for-the-past-20-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clinched<\/a> by the Republican presidential candidate for the last six national election cycles.<\/p>\n<p>As with many other conservative states, Oklahoma has a pervasive problem with &ldquo;Republicans in Name Only,&rdquo; since their elected officials govern far to the left of the broader Republican voting base.<\/p>\n<p>That has even impacted the ability of Oklahoma to handle the persistent issue of abortion.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Even though leading Republican officials like Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/governor\/newsroom\/newsroom\/2022\/may2022\/governor-stitt-signs-bill-banning-abortion-from-moment-of-concep.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claim<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-to-hear-appeal-over-ky-abortion-law\/\" title=\"SCOTUS to hear appeal over Ky. ... law\">pro-life laws<\/a> in the state have been effective at &ldquo;banning abortion&rdquo; from the moment of conception, there still exist massive loopholes which allow for legalized baby murder to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Because current pro-life laws <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/one-pro-life-claim-may-actually-keeping-abortion-legal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forbid women<\/a> who willfully have abortions from facing penalties, self-induced abortion has flourished in Oklahoma even after the closure of the surgical abortion mills.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/faa.life\/articles\/sen-dusty-deevers-files-bill-to-abolish-abortion-in-oklahoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimate<\/a> from the Foundation to Abolish Abortion predicted that nearly 2,900 preborn babies were murdered on Oklahoma soil through methods like the abortion pill, not to mention the 4,000 babies murdered by Oklahoma parents traveling out of state. Many conservative states like Oklahoma have seen the largest <a href=\"https:\/\/faa.life\/sma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increases<\/a> for abortion pill orders in the country over the past few years as women turn to such methods in the absence of abortion mills.<\/p>\n<p>That is why Oklahoma State Sen. Dusty Deevers filed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/cf_pdf\/2025-26%20INT\/SB\/SB456%20INT.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Bill 456<\/a>, known as the Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act, which would have simply extended the laws already protecting born people from homicide and assault to also protect preborn people. Several equal protection bills have likewise been introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/planned-parenthood-celebrates-texas-pro-life-group-opposes-bill-end-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">across the country<\/a> this year in various state legislatures.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DustyDeevers?\">@DustyDeevers<\/a> has filed SB 456 to abolish abortion in Oklahoma! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dk3zUJf8lt\">pic.twitter.com\/Dk3zUJf8lt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Foundation to Abolish Abortion (@AbolitionistFAA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbolitionistFAA\/status\/1882152316801089790?\">January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Deevers wrote in a statement earlier this year that &ldquo;equal protection legislation simply recognizes the basic truth that preborn image-bearers of God are equally valuable as born image-bearers of God and removes abortion as an exception in homicide laws.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But when the bill came for a vote in the Oklahoma Senate Judiciary Committee, the legislation <a href=\"https:\/\/faa.life\/articles\/oklahoma-senate-committee-hears-and-rejects-abolition-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failed<\/a> to advance because four of the six Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/cf\/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS\/votes\/Senate\/SB456_VOTES.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> against the effort. Those lawmakers were Sen. Brent Howard, Sen. Todd Gollihare, Sen. Darcy Jech, and Sen. Paul Rosino.<\/p>\n<p>Delegates to the Oklahoma Republican Party made clear that such a move was inexcusable.<\/p>\n<p>When they assembled earlier this month for their biennial state convention, they overwhelmingly passed a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbolishAbortOK\/status\/1918791529419644964?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1918792596433858560%7Ctwgr%5E8edb33be94c6e955d597ddeb2f2874db86904769%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffaa.life%2Farticles%2Foklahoma-christians-hold-enemies-of-equal-protection-accountable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a> censuring those four Republicans for voting against Senate Bill 456.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution observed that the platform of the Oklahoma Republican Party makes clear &ldquo;civil authorities have a duty before God to uphold justice by establishing equal protection under the law for all preborn children,&rdquo; meaning that the four lawmakers were at odds not only with the platform, but were also &ldquo;in blatant violation of the Word of God.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As video captured by Abolish Abortion Oklahoma appears to prove, the vote to censure the lawmakers and encourage Republicans in the state to &ldquo;withhold all support from their political careers&rdquo; was overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The culture is waking up. The more you deal in treachery, the more the church notices,&rdquo; Abolish Abortion Oklahoma reacted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Video of the vote: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mRDll3JrW9\">pic.twitter.com\/mRDll3JrW9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Abolish Abortion Oklahoma &#127795;&#129683; (@AbolishAbortOK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbolishAbortOK\/status\/1918792596433858560?\">May 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The censure vote shows that beyond a general distaste for &ldquo;Republicans in Name Only,&rdquo; who refuse to represent the interests of conservatives even in deeply red states, the grassroots expect conservative interests to be prioritized specifically on the issue of abortion.<\/p>\n<p>More everyday conservatives and Christians are learning that legalized abortion has not ended in their states, and they are increasingly motivated to close the loopholes which allow thousands of their preborn neighbors to be murdered every single year under cover of law.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, they are willing to extract a hefty political cost from any lawmakers who stand in their way, even if they claim to be conservative or pro-life Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The successful censure vote indicates that the Christians and conservative grassroots are broadly on board with equal protection and abolition,&rdquo; the Foundation to Abolish Abortion <a href=\"https:\/\/faa.life\/articles\/oklahoma-christians-hold-enemies-of-equal-protection-accountable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> of the successful censure vote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Though many Republican lawmakers in conservative states continue to oppose abortion abolition, the strength of their opposition is waning, largely because the grassroots in such states desire a true end to legalized abortion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><b>The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either d or endorsed by the owners of this website. 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Recently, four Republican senators voted against providing equal legal protection for unborn babies and faced censure from the Oklahoma Republican Party, indicating that grassroots conservatives are fed up with their inaction. For over a decade, Republicans have held complete control of state governance, winning every county in presidential elections for six cycles. However, like many conservative states, Oklahoma has issues with &#8220;Republicans in Name Only,&#8221; whose actions often diverge from the views of their constituents. This disconnect has hindered efforts to address abortion effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Despite claims by prominent Republicans like Governor Kevin Stitt that pro-life laws have successfully banned abortion from conception onward, significant loopholes remain that allow abortions to continue legally. Current laws do not penalize women who choose to have abortions, leading to an increase in self-induced abortions even after surgical clinics closed down. Estimates suggest nearly 2,900 unborn babies were aborted through methods such as the abortion pill within Oklahoma alone last year.<\/p>\n<p>In response to this ongoing issue, State Senator Dusty Deevers introduced Senate Bill 456-the Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act-aiming to extend existing homicide protections to unborn children. However, when it was brought before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a vote, it failed due to opposition from four Republican senators: Brent Howard, Todd Gollihare, Darcy Jech, and Paul Rosino. The Oklahoma Republican Party subsequently censured these lawmakers at their recent convention for contradicting party principles regarding equal protection under the law for preborn children.<\/p>\n<p>The overwhelming support for this censure reflects a growing demand among conservatives and Christians for stronger action against legalized abortion and highlights a shift towards prioritizing these issues within political discourse. 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