---
title: "Oklahomans for Life (Tony Lauinger) letters and candidate questionnaire opposing the Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act (SB 1118 / SB 13)"
description: "Single-organization statement from Oklahomans for Life, 2016–2023, to Oklahoma legislators / candidates. Composite 8/12 — explicit opposition to a tenet. “a step backward in the fight to protect unborn children”"
type: "letter"
letter_id: "PL-2016-001"
date: "2016-2023"
letter_type: "Single-organization statement"
lead_org: "Oklahomans for Life"
recipient: "Oklahoma legislators / candidates"
topic: "State abolition bill"
shortfall_type: "explicit_opposition_to_tenet"
composite: 8
verification: "primary_archive"
signature_rows: 1
primary_url: "https://freethestates.org/2020/05/oklahomans-for-life-candidates-oppose-abolition/"
source_url: "https://www.abhortion.org/letters/pl-2016-001.html"
---

# Oklahomans for Life (Tony Lauinger) letters and candidate questionnaire opposing the Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act (SB 1118 / SB 13)

**Single-organization statement** · 2016–2023 · Explicit opposition to a tenet · composite 8 / 12 · Primary text, third-party archive

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Letter ID | PL-2016-001 (formerly L08) |
| Date | 2016–2023 |
| Lead organization | [Oklahomans for Life](../letters/orgs/o243.md) |
| Recipient | Oklahoma legislators / candidates |
| Topic | State abolition bill |
| Type | Single-organization statement |
| Verification | Primary text, third-party archive |
| Signature rows | 1 |
| Completeness | Single organization |

## Key language

> “a step backward in the fight to protect unborn children” — Oklahomans for Life, 2016–2023

## Scorecard

Composite **8 of 12** — explicit opposition to a tenet. Each dimension is scored 0 (none), 1 (implied) or 2 (explicit); the rationale is the editor's one-line reason for every non-zero score. D2 and D4 are the fault line the abolitionist critique cares most about.

| Dimension | Score | Meaning at this score | Rationale |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D1 Exceptions | 1 | Implied — backs a bill known to contain them | Backed bills with exceptions. |
| D2 Immunity for the mother (fault line) | 0 | None | — |
| D3 Incrementalism | 2 | Explicitly endorses a regulatory or gestational bill instead of abolition | Promoted incremental bills instead. |
| D4 Opposition to abolition or equal-protection bills (fault line) | 2 | Explicitly opposes or lobbies against one | Lobbied against abolition bill. |
| D5 Framing | 1 | Implied | Court/political viability framing. |
| D6 Secular framing | 2 | Wholly secular, legal, fiscal, medical or political argument | Strategic framing. |

## Spokesperson

1 signature row · **Single organization.** A single-organization record; the spokesperson row is illustrative, not a signature block.

| # | Name as printed | Title as printed | Organization as printed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Tony Lauinger](../letters/people/i0513.md) | Chairman | [Oklahomans for Life](../letters/orgs/o243.md) |

## Organizations on this letter

1 distinct organization and 1 named individual, after normalizing renamed and affiliated entities.

- [Oklahomans For Life, Inc.](../letters/orgs/o243.md) — Right-to-life group, OK

## Sources

- [freethestates.org/2020/05/oklahomans-…](https://freethestates.org/2020/05/oklahomans-for-life-candidates-oppose-abolition/) — Primary text, third-party archive (https://freethestates.org/2020/05/oklahomans-for-life-candidates-oppose-abolition/)
- [freepressokc.com](https://freepressokc.com/) — secondary (https://freepressokc.com/)

## Editorial note

The rubric records distance from the standard published by Abolitionists Rising, not a moral verdict; every organization scored here regards itself as pro-life. Scores are judgment calls applied consistently by the published rubric.