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5353 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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5555 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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5757 SENATE BILL 287 By: Hamilton
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to abortion; amending Section 1,
6666 Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Su pp. 2022, Section
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6868 removing certain restriction on prosecution; and
6969 declaring an emergency .
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7575 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
7676 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2022
7777 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1-731.4), is amended to read as
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7979 Section 1-731.4. A. As used in this section:
8080 1. The terms “abortion” and “unborn child” shall have the same
8181 meaning as provided by Section 1 -730 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
8282 Statutes; and
8383 2. “Medical emergency” means a condition which cannot be
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8585 to preserve the life of a pregnant woman w hose life is endangered by
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138138 life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the
139139 pregnancy itself.
140140 B. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
141141 shall not purposely perform or attempt to perform an abortion except
142142 to save the life of a pregnant woman in a me dical emergency.
143143 2. A person convicted of p erforming or attempting to perform an
144144 abortion shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to
145145 exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by confinement
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147147 exceed ten (10) years, or by such fine and imprisonment.
148148 3. This section does no t:
149149 a. authorize the charging or conviction of a wom an with
150150 any criminal offense in the death of he r own unborn
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152152 b. prohibit the sale, use, p rescription or administration
153153 of a contraceptive measure, drug or chemical if the
154154 contraceptive measure, dr ug or chemical is
155155 administered before the time when a pregnancy could be
156156 determined through conven tional medical testing and if
157157 the contraceptive measure, drug or chemical is sold,
158158 used, prescribed or administered in accordance with
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160160 4. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this
161161 section if a licensed physician pro vides medical treatment to a
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213213 pregnant woman which results in the accidental or uninten tional
214214 injury or death to the unborn child.
215215 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the pr eservation
216216 of the public peace, health or safety, an emer gency is hereby
217217 declared to exist, by reason whereo f this act shall take effect and
218218 be in full force from and after its passa ge and approval.
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