Gov. Kevin Stitt signs Oklahoma abortion ban, effective now | USA TODAY

Oklahoma implements an anti-abortion law prohibiting most abortions beginning at fertilization.

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Stitt signed House Bill 4327 that allows private citizens to sue anyone who "aids or abets" a woman seeking an abortion at any point in her pregnancy. The woman pursuing the procedure could not be sued.

In a statement, Stitt said he was proud to sign the legislation.

"From the moment life begins at conception is when we have a responsibility as human beings to do everything we can to protect that baby’s life and the life of the mother," Stitt said.

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