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OKLAHOMA CITY — Some House Democrats say an anti-abortion resolution that can be taken up Monday is meaningless and a waste of time when the state has yet to come up with a budget.

On Thursday, House Resolution 1004 was put on Monday’s House floor agenda. Rep. Chuck Strohm, R-Jenks, is the author.

The measure says “That every public official in Oklahoma, including but not limited to sheriffs, district attorneys, judges and justices, the attorney general, the governor, is directed to exercise their authority as appropriate in their respective jurisdictions to stop the murder of innocent unborn children by abortion.”

It also directs the judiciary to not interfere in the Legislature’s right to clarify Oklahoma criminal law regarding abortion.

Oklahoma courts have tossed out several laws that put restrictions on abortion.

The resolution is a policy statement and does not carry the force of law.