Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, today released the below statement following Tuesday's ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court that the state constitution "protects a limited right to an abortion," according to the court's majority opinion.

"Functionally, this Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling merely repeals vague language in previously passed legislation. Current statute already accounts for cases where the life of the mother is at risk, so the right to life remains protected.

Oklahomans can rest assured that House Republicans will continue to protect the lives of the unborn and pursue legislation that values all life."

Oklahoma criminalized abortion in 1910. That law remains in effect (21 O.S. § 861).