From Examiner.com:

A curious reader inquired whether or not we were aware that a connection existed between abortion activists and proponents of so-called “tort reform” in Oklahoma

A quick look at the record seems to indicate that there is a connection, but nobody up until now bothered to connect the dots.

It’s well known that the state’s medical association and prominent doctors have long sought “tort reform.” You may remember that in 2007, they were very close to getting it done. But another bill of interest to docs was making its way through the legislature that same year: SB 714 by Sen. Jim Williamson, R-Tulsa, which would virtually halted taxpayer-funded abortions.

News accounts indicate that the medical bureaucracy opposed SB 714, but a group of the pro-life doctors, including the state’s most prominent ob-gyn, urged state legislators to pass the bill.  The divide was clear: the pro-abortion forces wanted a green light for taxpayer-funded abortions in public facilities, and they aggressively opposed Sen. Williamson’s bill. Read more…

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“I wouldn’t have thought there was any linkage between the three issues, but there was a blog – OKPNS.com – that broke the story earlier this week.” – Rep. Randy Terrill

Hat tip:NEWS9OklahomaCity