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OK HB3038
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Gabe Woolley
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AI Summary
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Creates the "Abolition of Abortion Act" to apply Oklahoma's existing homicide and assault criminal statutes (Sections 642-650.11 and 691-695 of Title 21) to unborn children, treating abortion as homicide under state law
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Removes the existing exception that excluded "legal abortion to which the pregnant woman consented" from the definition of homicide, eliminating legal abortion in Oklahoma
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Provides limited exceptions only for life-saving procedures to save the mother's life when accompanied by reasonable steps to save the unborn child, and for spontaneous miscarriage
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Expands wrongful death civil liability by striking provisions that previously limited lawsuits to cases involving physician violations of informed consent, coercion, or other regulatory failures—now allowing suits against any "person" who causes an unborn child's death
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Declares an emergency for immediate implementation upon passage and approval, bypassing the standard 90-day waiting period for new laws to take effect
Legislative Description
Abortion; Abolition of Abortion Act; purpose; enforcement; wrongful death; victim of an unborn child; homicide; exceptions; emergency.
Last Action
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
2/3/2026