Americans United for Life Applauds Oklahoma Becoming the First State to Give Pregnant...

Americans United for Life Applauds Oklahoma Becoming the First State to Give
Pregnant Women the Right to Use Force to Defend Her Unborn Child

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Oklahoma Governor
Brad Henry has signed Senate Bill 1103, the "Use of Force for the Protection
of the Unborn Act," into Oklahoma law. This bill allows a woman to use force
if necessary to protect her unborn child from attack. Under the bill, a
pregnant woman is legally justified in using deadly force if she "reasonably
believes" an attacker is "threatening her unborn child" and "use of force or
deadly force are immediately necessary to protect her unborn child."

Oklahoma is the first state to pass this new model bill by Americans United
for Life (AUL).

Maressa Treat, AUL Oklahoma State Director, explained the driving force behind
the bill: "All too often pregnant women are victims of domestic violence,
especially violence targeted toward the unborn child. This bill clarifies
that women who protect their child's life by using force are legally protected
in Oklahoma."

Daniel McConchie, AUL Vice President of Government Affairs, added, "AUL and
AUL Action will now work to take this important legislation to other states
across the country. Every pregnant woman in America deserves the right to
protect her unborn child from violence and harm."

About Americans United for Life
Americans United for Life (AUL) is a nonprofit, public-interest law and policy
organization whose vision is a nation in which everyone is welcomed in life
and protected in law. The first national pro-life organization in America,
AUL has been committed to defending human life through vigorous judicial,
legislative, and educational efforts at both the federal and state levels
since 1971. The Wall Street Journal has profiled AUL, and PBS' Frontline
program chronicled AUL's successful efforts in Mississippi.

SOURCE Americans United for Life

Matthew Eppinette of the Americans United For Life, +1-202-289-1479,
matthew.eppinette@aul.org