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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1796 By: Dahm
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to abortion; amending Section 1,
66	66	Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
67	67	1-731.4), which relates to prohibiti on of abortion;
68	68	updating statutory reference; removing definition;
69	69	modifying certain exception; and declaring an
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75	75	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
76	76	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2022
77	77	(63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1 -731.4), is amended to read as
78	78	follows:
79	79	Section 1-731.4. A. As used in this section:
80	80	1. The, the terms “abortion” and “unborn child” shall have the
81	81	same meaning as provided by Section 1 -730 of Title 63 of the
82	82	Oklahoma Statutes; and
83	83	2. “Medical emergency” means a condition which cannot be
84	84	remedied by delivery of the child in which an abortion is necessary
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138	138	life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the
139	139	pregnancy itself this title.
140	140	B. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
141	141	shall not purposely perform or attempt to perform an abortion except
142	142	to save preserve the life of a pregnant woman in a medical
143	143	emergency.
144	144	2. C. 1. A person convicted of p erforming or attempting to
145	145	perform an abortion shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine
146	146	not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by
147	147	confinement in the custody of the D epartment of Correctio ns for a
148	148	term not to exceed ten (10) years, or by such fine and imprisonment.
149	149	3. 2. This section does no t:
150	150	a. authorize the charging or conviction of a wom an with
151	151	any criminal offense in the death of her own unborn
152	152	child, or
153	153	b. prohibit the sale, use, prescription or administration
154	154	of a contraceptive measure, drug or chemical if the
155	155	contraceptive measure, dr ug or chemical is
156	156	administered before the time when a pregnancy could be
157	157	determined through conventional medical testing and if
158	158	the contraceptive measure, drug or chemical is sold,
159	159	used, prescribed or administered in accordance with
160	160	manufacturer instructio ns.
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212	212	4. 3. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this
213	213	section if a licensed physician provi des medical treatment to a
214	214	pregnant woman which results in the accidental or uninten tional
215	215	injury or death to the unborn child.
216	216	SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
217	217	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
218	218	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
219	219	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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