Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB834 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/19/2023

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) 
 
SENATE BILL 834 	By: Daniels 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to abortion; amending 21 O.S. 2021, 
Section 861, which relates to crimes and punishments; 
adding and modifying circumstances under which 
certain acts are not criminal offenses; listing 
additional acts that are not cri minal offenses; 
requiring certain reporting of abortion; defining 
terms; amending Section 1, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2022 
(63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1-731.4), which relates 
to abortion; adding and modifying definitions; 
clarifying applicability of certain provisi on; adding 
and modifying exceptions to certain prohibition; 
removing duplicative language; requiring certain 
reporting of abortion; amending Section 2, Chapter 
190, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1-
745.32), which relates to definitions used in the 
Oklahoma Heartbeat Ac t; defining terms; amending 
Section 3, Chapter 190, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O .S. Supp. 
2022, Section 1-745.33), which relates to d etermining 
presence of fetal heartbeat; clarifying applicability 
of certain provision; adding and updating statutory 
references; amending Section 4, Chapter 190, O.S.L. 
2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1 -745.34), which 
relates to abortion prohibition if heartbeat 
detected; clarifying applicability of certain 
provision; adding and updating statutory refere nces; 
amending Section 5, Chapter 190, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. 
Supp. 2022, Section 1-745.35), which relates to 
medical emergency; modifying exception; updating 
statutory references; adding certain exception; 
requiring certain reporting of abortion; amending 
Section 1, Chapter 321, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 
2022, Section 1-745.51), which relates to 
definitions; defining and modifying terms; amending 
Section 2, Chapter 3 21, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 
2022, Section 1-745.52), which relates to abortion   
 
 
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prohibition; clarifying applicabilit y of certain 
provision; modifying exceptions; updating statutory 
references; requiring certain reporting of abortion; 
requiring abortion performed under certain exce ptions 
to be reported to State Department of Health on 
certain form; restricting type of information 
requested; requiring abortion provider to state 
proper exception and include other required 
information; requiring Department to compile reported 
information into annual statistical report ; directing 
certain publication and submission of report; 
requiring promulgation of certain rules; repealing 63 
O.S. 2021, Section 1-733, which relates to self-
induced abortions; and de claring an emergency. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY    21 O.S. 2021, Section 861, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 861. A. Every person who administers to any woman , or 
who prescribes for any woman, or advises or procures an y woman to 
take any medicine, drug or substance, or uses or employs any 
instrument, or other means whatever, with i ntent thereby to procure 
the miscarriage of such woman, unless the: 
1.  The same is necessary to preserve her the life of a pregnant 
woman in a medical emergency as defined in subsection E of this 
section; or 
2.  The pregnancy is the result of : 
a. rape or sexual assault that has been reported to law 
enforcement, or   
 
 
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b. incest of a minor that has been reported to law 
enforcement, 
shall be guilty of a felony punishable by impriso nment in the State 
Penitentiary for not less than tw o (2) years nor more than five (5) 
years. 
B. 1. The use, prescription, administration, procu ring, or 
selling of any type of contraception shall not be a violation of 
subsection A of this section. 
2. An act related to in vitro fertilization or otherwise 
related to the diagnosis or treatment of infertility or the 
preservation of fertility by a licensed healthcare provider acting 
lawfully and within the scope of his or her practice shall not be a 
violation of subsection A of this section . 
3. An act is not a violation of subsection A of this section if 
performed with the purpose to: 
a. save the life or preserve the health of the unborn 
child, 
b. remove a dead unborn child whose death was caused by 
spontaneous abortion , or 
c. remove an ectopic pregnancy. 
C.  Any abortion performed under a n exception provided by 
subsection A of this section or performed to remove an ectopic 
pregnancy shall be reported by the abortion provider to the State 
Department of Health in accordance with Section 11 of this act.   
 
 
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D.  As used in this section: 
1.  “Medical emergency” means a condition that, in reasonable 
medical judgment: 
a. cannot be remedied by delivery of the child , and 
b. so complicates the medical condition of the preg nant 
woman as to necessitate the immediate abortion of her 
pregnancy to avert her d eath or for which a delay will 
create serious risk of substantial and irreversible 
physical impairment of a major b odily function, not 
including psychological or emotional c onditions.  A 
condition is not a medical e mergency if it is based on 
a claim, diagnosis, or determination that the woman 
may engage in conduct which she intends to result in 
her death or in the subs tantial and irreversible 
physical impairment of a major bo dily function; and 
2.  “Reasonable medical judgment ” means a medical judgment, 
based upon the facts known to the physician at t he time, that would 
be made by a reasonably prud ent physician who is knowledgeable about 
the case and the treatment possibilities with respect to the medical 
conditions involved. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     Section 1, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2022 
(63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1-731.4), is amended to read as 
follows: 
Section 731.4. A.  As used in this section:   
 
 
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1.  The terms “abortion” and “unborn child” shall have the same 
meaning as provided by Section 1-730 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes “Abortion” means the act of using, prescribing, 
administering, procuring, or selling of any i nstrument, medicine, 
drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the purpose to 
terminate the pregnancy of a wom an, with knowledge that the 
termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood 
cause the death of an unborn child.  It does not include the use, 
prescription, administration, procuring, or selling of any type of 
contraception. It does not include any act related to in vitro 
fertilization or otherwise related to the diagnosis or treatment of 
infertility or the preservation of fertility by a licensed 
healthcare provider acting lawfully and within the scope of his or 
her practice.  An act is not an abortion if the act is performed 
with the purpose to: 
a. save the life or preserve the h ealth of the unborn 
child, 
b. remove a dead unborn child whose death was caused by 
spontaneous abortion , or 
c. remove an ectopic pregnancy; and 
2.  “Medical emergency” means a condition which that, in 
reasonable medical judgment : 
a. cannot be remedied by delivery of the child in which 
an abortion is necessary to preserve the life of a   
 
 
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pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical 
disorder, physical illness or physical injury 
including a life-endangering physical condition caused 
by or arising from the pregnancy itself, and 
b. so complicates the medical condition of the pregnant 
woman as to necessitate the immediate abortion of her 
pregnancy to avert her death or for which a delay will 
create serious risk of substantial and irreversible 
physical impairment of a major bodily function, not 
including psychological or emotional conditions.  A 
condition is not a medical e mergency if it is based on 
a claim, diagnosis, or determination that the woman 
may engage in conduct which she intends to result in 
her death or in the substantial and irreversible 
physical impairment of a major bodily function ; 
3.  “Reasonable medical judgment ” means a medical judgment, 
based upon the facts known to the physician at the tim e, that would 
be made by a reasonably prudent physi cian who is knowledgeable about 
the case and the treatment possibilities with respect to the medical 
conditions involved; and 
4. “Unborn child” means a human fetus or embryo in any stage of 
gestation from fertilization until birth .   
 
 
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B.  1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person 
shall not purposely perform, induce, or attempt to perform or induce 
an abortion except to save: 
1.  To preserve the life of a pregnant woman in a medical 
emergency as defined in subsection A of this section ; or 
2.  If the pregnancy is the result of : 
a. rape or sexual assault that has been reported to law 
enforcement, or 
b. incest of a minor that has been reported to law 
enforcement. 
2. C.  1.  A person convicted of performing or attempting to 
perform an abortion shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine 
not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by 
confinement in the custody of the D epartment of Correcti ons for a 
term not to exceed ten (10) years, or by such fine and imprisonment. 
3. 2.  This section does not: 
a. authorize the charging or conviction of a woman with 
any criminal offense in the death of her own unborn 
child, or 
b. prohibit the sale, use, pr escription or administration 
of a contraceptive measure, drug or chemical if the 
contraceptive measure, drug or chemical is 
administered before the time when a pregnancy could be 
determined through conventi onal medical testing and if   
 
 
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the contraceptive measure, drug or chemical is sold, 
used, prescribed or administered in accordance with 
manufacturer instructions. 
4. 3.  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this 
section if a licensed physician provi des medical treatment to a 
pregnant woman which results in the accidental or unintentional 
injury or death to the unbo rn child. 
D.  Any abortion performed or induced under an exception 
provided by subsection B of this section or performed to remove an 
ectopic pregnancy shall be reported by the abortion provider to the 
State Department of Health in accordance with Section 11 of this 
act. 
SECTION 3.     AMENDATORY     Section 2, Chapter 190, O.S.L. 
2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1-745.32), is amended to read as 
follows: 
Section 1-745.32. As used in this act: 
1.  “Abortion” means the act of using, prescribing, 
administering, procuring, or selling of any i nstrument, medicine, 
drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the purpose to 
terminate the pregnancy of a woman , with knowledge that the 
termination by any of t hose means will with reasonable likelihood 
cause the death of an unborn child.  It does not include the use, 
prescription, administration, procuring, or selling of any type of 
contraception. It does not include any act related to in vitro   
 
 
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fertilization or otherwise related to the diagnosis or treatment of 
infertility or the preservation of fertility by a licensed 
healthcare provider acting lawfully and within the scope of his or 
her practice.  An act is not an abortion if the act is performed 
with the purpose to: 
a. save the life or preserve the healt h of the unborn 
child, 
b. remove a dead unborn child whose death was caused by 
spontaneous abortion , or 
c. remove an ectopic pregnancy; 
2.  “Fetal heartbeat” means cardiac activity or the steady and 
repetitive rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart within the 
gestational sac; 
2. 3.  “Gestational age” means the amount of time that has 
elapsed from the first day of a woman’s last menstrual period; 
3. 4.  “Gestational sac” means the structure comprising the 
extraembryonic membranes that envelop the unborn child and that is 
typically visible by ultrasound after the fourth week of pregnancy; 
4. 5. “Medical emergency” means a condition that, in reasonable 
medical judgment: 
a. cannot be remedied by delivery of the child , and 
b. so complicates the medical condition of the pr egnant 
woman as to necessitate the immediate abortion of her 
pregnancy to avert her death or for which a delay will   
 
 
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create serious risk of substantial and irrevers ible 
physical impairment of a major b odily function, not 
including psychological or emotional conditions.  A 
condition is not a medical e mergency if it is based on 
a claim, diagnosis, or determination that the woman 
may engage in conduct which she intends to result in 
her death or in the subs tantial and irreversible 
physical impairment of a major bodily function; 
6.  “Physician” means an individual licensed to practice 
medicine in this state including a medical doctor and a doctor of 
osteopathic medicine ; 
5. 7.  “Pregnancy” means the human female reproductive condition 
that: 
a. begins with fertiliz ation, 
b. occurs when the woman is carrying the deve loping human 
offspring, and 
c. is calculated from the first day of the woman’s last 
menstrual period; 
6. 8. “Reasonable medical judgment ” means a medical judgment, 
based upon the facts known to the physi cian at the time, that would 
be made by a reasonably prudent physician who is knowledgeable about 
the case and the treatment possibilities with respect to the medi cal 
conditions involved;   
 
 
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9.  “Standard medical practice” means the degree of skill, care, 
and diligence that an obstetricia n of ordinary judgment, learning, 
and skill would employ in like circumstances; 
7. 10.  “Unborn child” means a human fetus or embryo in any 
stage of gestation from fertili zation until birth; and 
8. 11.  “Woman” and “women” include any person whose biologica l 
sex is female including any person with XX chromosomes and any 
person with a uterus, regardless of any gender identit y that the 
person attempts to assert or claim . 
SECTION 4.     AMENDATORY     Section 3, Chapter 190, O.S.L. 
2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1 -745.33), is amended to read as 
follows: 
Section 1-745.33. A. For the purposes of determining the 
presence of a fetal heartbeat under this section, “standard medical 
practice” includes employing the appropriate means of detecting the 
heartbeat based on the estimated gestational age of the unborn child 
and the condition of the woman and her pregnancy. 
B. Except as provided by Sections 5 and 6 of this act Sections 
1-745.35 and 1-745.36 of this title and Section 7 of this act, an 
abortion may not be performed or, induced, or attempted to be 
performed or induced on a pregnant woman un less a physician has 
determined, in accordance with this section, whether the woman’s 
unborn child has a detectable fetal heartbeat.   
 
 
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C. In making a determination under subsection B of this 
section, the physician must use a test that is: 
1.  Consistent with the physician’s good faith and reasonable 
understanding of standard medical practice; and 
2.  Appropriate for the estimated gestational age of the unbo rn 
child and the condition of the pregnant wom an and her pregnancy. 
D.  A physician making a determina tion under subsection B of 
this section shall record in the pregnant woman’s medical record: 
1.  The estimated gestational age of the unborn child; 
2.  The method used to estimate the gestational age; and 
3. The test used for detecting a fetal heartbeat including the 
date, time, and results of the test. 
SECTION 5.     AMENDATORY    Section 4, Chapter 190, O.S.L. 
2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1 -745.34), is amended to read as 
follows: 
Section 1-745.34. A. Except as provided by Sections 5 and 6 of 
this act Sections 1-745.35 and 1-745.36 of this title and Section 7 
of this act, a physician shall not knowingly perform or, induce, or 
attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman if the 
physician detected a fetal heartbeat for th e unborn child as 
required by Section 3 of this act Section 1-745.33 of this title or 
failed to perform a test to detect a fetal heartbeat.   
 
 
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B. A physician shall not be in violation of this section if the 
physician performed a test for a fetal heartbeat as required by 
Section 3 of this act and did not detect a fetal heartbeat. 
C. This section shall not affect any provision of state law 
that regulates or prohibits abortion including but not lim ited to 
any provision that restricts or regulates an abortion by a 
particular method or during a particular stage of pregnancy. 
SECTION 6.     AMENDATORY     Section 5, Chapter 190, O.S.L. 
2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1 -745.35), is amended to read as 
follows: 
Section 1-745.35. A. Sections 3 and 4 of this act Sections 1-
745.35 and 1-745.36 of this title shall not apply if a physician 
believes a medical emergency exists that prevents complian ce with 
this act an abortion is necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant 
woman in a medical emergency as defined in Section 1-745.32 of this 
title. 
B. A physician who performs or induces an abortion under 
circumstances described by subsection A of this section shall make 
written notations in the pr egnant woman’s medical record of: 
1.  The physician’s belief that a medical emergency necessitated 
the abortion; and 
2.  The medical condition of the pregnant woman that prevented 
compliance with this act.   
 
 
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C.  A physician performing or inducing an abortion under this 
section shall maintain in the physi cian’s practice records a copy of 
the notations made under subsection B of this section. 
SECTION 7.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-745.35a of Title 63, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as fo llows: 
Sections 1-745.33 and 1-745.34 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes shall not apply if the pregnancy is the result of: 
1.  Rape or sexual assault that has been reported to law 
enforcement; or 
2.  Incest of a minor that has been reported to law enforceme nt. 
SECTION 8.     NEW LAW    A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Se ction 1-745.36a of Title 63, unless 
there is created a du plication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Any abortion performed or induced under an exception provided by 
Section 1-745.35 or 1-745.36 of this title or Section 7 of this act 
or performed to remove an ec topic pregnancy shall be reported by the 
abortion provider to the State Department of Health in accordance 
with Section 11 of this act. 
SECTION 9.     AMENDATORY    Section 1, Chapter 321, O.S.L. 
2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1-745.51), is amended to read as 
follows: 
Section 1-745.51. As used in this act:   
 
 
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1.  “Abortion” means the act of using, prescribing, 
administering, procuring, or selling of any inst rument, medicine, 
drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the purpose to 
terminate the pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the 
termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood 
cause the death of an unborn child.  It does not include the use, 
prescription, administration, proc uring, or selling of Plan B, 
morning-after pills, or any other type of contraception or emergency 
contraception. It does not include any act related to in vitro 
fertilization or otherwise related to the diagnosis or treatment of 
infertility or the preservation of fertility by a licensed 
healthcare provider acting lawfully and within the scope of his or 
her practice.  An act is not an abortion if the act is performed 
with the purpose to: 
a. save the life or preserve the health of the unborn 
child, 
b. remove a dead unborn child whose death was caused by 
spontaneous abortion , or 
c. remove an ectopic pregnancy; 
2. “Fertilization” means the fusion of a human spermatozoon 
with a human ovum; 
3.  “Medical emergency” means a condition in which an abortion 
is necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant woman whose life is 
endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical   
 
 
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injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or 
arising from the pregnancy itself that, in reasonable medical 
judgment: 
a. cannot be remedied by delivery of the child , and 
b. so complicates the medical condition of the pregnant 
woman as to necessitate the immediate abortion of her 
pregnancy to avert her death or for which a delay will 
create serious risk of substanti al and irreversible 
physical impairment of a major bodily function, not 
including psychological or emotional conditions.  A 
condition is not a medical e mergency if it is based on 
a claim, diagnosis, or det ermination that the woman 
may engage in conduct whi ch she intends to result in 
her death or in the substantial and irreversible 
physical impairment of a major bodily function ; 
4.  “Reasonable medical judgment ” means a medical judgment, 
based upon the facts known to the physician at the time, that would 
be made by a reasonably prudent physician who is knowledgeable about 
the case and the treatment possibilities with respect to the medical 
conditions involved; 
4. 5.  “Unborn child” means a human fetus or embryo in any stage 
of gestation from fertilizatio n until birth; and 
5. 6.  “Woman” and “women” include any person whose biological 
sex is female, including any person with XX chromosomes and any   
 
 
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person with a uterus, regardless of any gender identity that the 
person attempts to assert or claim. 
SECTION 10.     AMENDATORY     Section 2, Chapter 321, O.S.L. 
2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1-745.52), is amended to read as 
follows: 
Section 1-745.52.  A. Except as provided by Section 3 of this 
act Section 1-745.53 of this title, a person shall not knowingly 
perform or, induce, or attempt to perform or induce an abortion 
unless: 
1.  The abortion is necessary to save preserve the life of a 
pregnant woman in a medical emergency; or 
2.  The pregnancy is the result of: 
a. rape, or sexual assault that has been reported to law 
enforcement, or 
b. incest of a minor that has been reported to law 
enforcement. 
B.  Any abortion performed or induced under an exception 
provided by subsection A of this section or Section 1-745.53 of this 
title or performed to remove an ectopic pregnancy shall be reported 
by the abortion provider to the Sta te Department of Health in 
accordance with Section 11 of this act. 
SECTION 11.    NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-738r of Title 63, unless there 
is created a duplicati on in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
 
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A.  Any abortion performed or induced under an exception 
provided by Section 861 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma St atutes, 
Section 731.4 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1-745.31 
et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes , or Section 1-745.51 of 
Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be reported by the abortion 
provider to the State Department of Healt h on a form prescribed by 
the State Commissioner of Health. The form shall not request the 
name of the woman who obtained the abortion or any other potentially 
identifying information that could lead to the ide ntification of the 
woman. 
B. The abortion provider shall state on the form the specific 
exception under which the abortion was performed and shall provide a 
detailed explanation of the justification for performing such 
abortion including any relevant supporting documentation. The 
completed form shall include all other infor mation as may be 
required by the Commissioner. 
C.  The Department shall compile the informatio n received under 
this section into an annual statistical report which shall be 
published on the Department’s Internet website and submitted to the 
President Pro Tempore of th e Senate and the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives each year. 
D. The Commissioner shall promulgate rules to implement this 
section.  Such rules shall include, but not limited to: 
1.  The manner of reporting ;   
 
 
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2.  Information to be reported ; and 
3. Patient privacy protections that ensure the anonymity of 
women who obtain an abortion under an exception provided by Section 
861 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 731.4 of Title 63 
of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1-745.31 et seq. of Title 63 of 
the Oklahoma Statutes, or Section 1-745.51 of Title 63 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes. 
SECTION 12.     REPEALER     63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-733, is 
hereby repealed. 
SECTION 13.  It being immediately necessary for the pr eservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by reason whereo f this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 
 
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