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OKLAHOMA CITY — Cementing his deep-rooted position on abortion, Gov. Kevin Stitt made clear his conviction that life begins at conception.

“As I have said all along, I believe that life begins at conception,” Stitt said Wednesday on the House floor during the 28th annual Rose Day at the Capitol.

Quoting the Bible, he said, “‘Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you.’ So, God our creator recognizes that life begins in the womb, and he knew every one of us before we were born.”

Stitt, a father of six, said one of the reasons he ran for office was to protect life.

“This is an issue we want to be No. 1 in,” Stitt said. “We want to be No. 1 in protecting life in the U.S.”

The issue, Stitt said, is more important than ever before.

New York put federal abortion rights in state law, which also allowed a woman to abort a viable fetus after 24 weeks if her life or health were in danger.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam recently said he supported legislation that would relax restrictions on late-term abortions.