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OK HB1008
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jim Olsen
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AI Summary
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Prohibits abortion except when necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency, defined as a condition that cannot be remedied by delivery and endangers the woman's life through physical disorder, illness, or injury including pregnancy-related conditions.
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Requires persons performing abortions to prioritize preserving both the pregnant woman's and baby's lives, with abortion permitted only if the physician judges the baby's birth to be a threat to the woman's life.
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Establishes performing or attempting abortion as a felony punishable by a fine up to $100,000, imprisonment up to 10 years, or both.
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Prohibits charging pregnant women with criminal offenses related to their own unborn child's death and allows contraceptives administered before pregnancy detection in accordance with manufacturer instructions.
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Provides an affirmative defense for licensed physicians whose medical treatment to a pregnant woman accidentally or unintentionally injures or kills the unborn child.
Legislative Description
Abortion; prohibition of abortion; definitions; prescribing standard based upon preservation of the life of a pregnant woman; emergency.
Last Action
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
2/26/2025