Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin walks on the floor of the Oklahoma House in Oklahoma City on May 18. | AP Photo Oklahoma governor vetoes abortion felony bill

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to three years in prison.

The bill, passed by the Legislature Thursday, was vague and would not have stood up to court challenges, Fallin said in a news release.


"The absence of any definition, analysis or medical standard renders this exception vague, indefinite and vulnerable to subjective interpretation and application," Fallin said. While she wants the high court to reopen and overturn Roe v. Wade , "this legislation cannot accomplish that reexamination."

The Oklahoma state House on Thursday passed another anti-abortion measure that allows the state Department of Health to develop a public information campaign "for the purpose of achieving an abortion-free society." The measure is now before the Senate.