Senate to Focus on Policy, Not Politics

Statement by Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Morgan

“I, too, believe Oklahomans deserve to know where their leaders stand on critical issues – like the issues of making significant investments in education, healthcare and public safety.

“In the Senate we are going to focus on these crucial policy issues that are important to every Oklahoman and we won’t allow ourselves to get bogged down in an ideological debate.”

Note: Earlier today, proponents of seven House bills limiting further a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion called on Morgan to bypass and give the bills a hearing either in committee or by bypassing the committee process and bringing them directly to the floor. Last session the Legislature passed a comprehensive measure, authored by Senator Daisy Lawler, D-Comanche, that included parental notification and informed consent provisions. The bill also made the death of an unborn child a separate crime when a pregnant woman is murdered.