Medical Marijuana Is Legal, But Oklahoma Is Charging Women for Using It While Pregnant
Courts are set to decide if using the drug during pregnancy is a crime, even as a growing number of women in the state face prosecution.
Oklahoma sends a growing number of kids with complex needs out of state for treatment
The state lacks options for kids with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. Oklahoma spent more than $5 million to send 49 kids out of state for treatment in the past year.
An Oklahoma mom’s court challenge seeks to end charges for pregnant women who use medical marijuana
Prosecutors have filed a flurry of criminal child neglect cases involving women who used marijuana during their pregnancies since the state legalized medical use.
After reporting alleged abuse, a former Greer Center staffer found flyers saying she was available for sex acts
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services continued to refer clients to a troubled center for people with developmental disabilities for months after reports of systemic abuse first surfaced. A former Greer Center staff member said coworkers retaliated against her after she reported the allegations.
Oklahoma refused to share a hotline with abortion information before it lost health funding
The state is suing over the federal government’s decision to revoke family planning funding and says a Missouri group could face criminal charges if it helps women in Oklahoma get abortions.
Without federal funding, Oklahoma minors lost access to confidential birth control and other family planning services at county clinics
The federal government is sending funding for family planning services in Oklahoma to an out-of state group after the State Department of Health refused to provide patients with information about abortion.
A patient-dumping probe clears two Tulsa hospitals after man left paralyzed on the streets
Oklahoma hospitals discharge a growing number of patients to homelessness. But experts say the bar is high to prove hospitals are violating federal law.
Oklahoma is trying to treat people with severe mental illness in jail, but many still languish in cells waiting for hospital beds
The Tulsa County Sheriff has ordered a state treatment program out of the jail. County officials say participants should be in a state hospital instead.
