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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-737.14: Disclosure of identity

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 63

In every civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding or action

brought under the Oklahoma Unborn Child Protection from

Dismemberment Abortion Act, the court shall rule whether the

identity of any woman upon whom an abortion has been performed or

attempted to be performed shall be preserved from public disclosure

if she does not give her consent to such disclosure. The court,

upon motion or sua sponte, shall make such a ruling and, upon

determining that her anonymity should be preserved, shall issue

orders to the parties, witnesses, and counsel and shall direct the

sealing of the record and exclusion of individuals from courtrooms

or hearing rooms to the extent necessary to safeguard her identity

from public disclosure. Each such order shall be accompanied by

specific written findings explaining why the anonymity of the woman

should be preserved, why the order is essential to that end, how the

order is narrowly tailored to serve that interest, and why no

reasonable less-restrictive alternative exists. In the absence of

written consent of the woman upon whom an abortion has been

performed or attempted to be performed, anyone other than a public

official who brings an action under Section 4 or 5 of this act shall

do so under a pseudonym. This section may not be construed to

conceal the identity of the plaintiff or of witnesses from the

defendant or from attorneys for the defendant.

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