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It applies only to those who knowingly distribute these drugs for unlawful abortions \u2014 not to individuals obtaining the drugs for themselves. The law does not affect contraceptives, IVF treatment, miscarriage care, or ectopic pregnancy treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill author Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader said that while nearly all unborn children in Oklahoma are already protected by state abortion bans, abortion pills are still being trafficked into the state. &#8220;What has happened, however, since that has become law in our state, is that people are trafficking abortion-inducing drugs to women who are already in a vulnerable state,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the FDA eliminated in-person dispensing requirements in 2021, women have been taking abortion pills at home without medical oversight \u2014 and abusive men have been ordering the pills themselves to coerce or force women into abortions they did not want. 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