There were complaints of abuse dating back more than two years before arrests of Greer Center staffers. Some staff provided false information about abuse or made reports about injuries only after they had healed, one former employee testified.
As Oklahoma lawmakers and anti-abortion groups seek to restrict access, The Frontier found false and exaggerated claims of the dangers of medical abortion.
Demand for care from out-of-state providers has boomed since Oklahoma banned most abortions. A flurry of bills at the Legislature this year propose criminal penalties, wrongful death lawsuits and narrower medical exemptions.
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.
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.
Prosecutors have filed a flurry of criminal child neglect cases involving women who used marijuana during their pregnancies since the state legalized medical use.
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.
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.
