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OK HB1724

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Molly Jenkins

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Prevention of Maternal Harm Act of 2025" to criminalize coerced abortion by means of fraud, defined as knowingly and intentionally administering abortion-inducing drugs to a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent.

  • Imposes 5-10 years imprisonment and $10,000-$75,000 fines for coerced abortion; increases to 10-20 years imprisonment and $50,000-$100,000 fines if the unborn child is more than three months of gestational age.

  • Allows prosecution for coerced abortion to proceed alongside other criminal charges including murder or attempted murder if the abortion-inducing drug causes death or serious bodily injury to the pregnant woman.

  • Adds mifepristone and misoprostol to Oklahoma's Schedule IV controlled substances list under the state's drug scheduling law.

  • Takes effect November 1, 2025.

Legislative Description

Abortion pills; Prevention of Maternal Harm Act of 2025; coerced abortion; imprisonment; fines; Schedule IV; mifepristone and misoprostol; effective date.

Last Action

Referred to Criminal Judiciary

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Judiciary2/4/2025
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight2/4/2025

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