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[Abortion] is gonna be classified as a homicide because, essentially, a fertilized egg is a human life just like a 1-year-old baby is a human life.

Oklahoma state Sen. Joseph Silk, a Republican who proposed the "Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act," which would order the state to ignore abortion rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Oklahoma state Sen. Joseph Silk, a Republican who proposed the "Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act," which would order the state to ignore abortion rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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