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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-745.51: Definitions

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 63

As used in this act:

1. "Abortion" means the act of using, prescribing,

administering, procuring, or selling of any instrument, 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, procuring, or selling of Plan B,

morning-after pills, or any other type of contraception or emergency

contraception. 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 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

injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or

arising from the pregnancy itself;

4. "Unborn child" means a human fetus or embryo in any stage of

gestation from fertilization until birth; and

5. "Woman" and "women" include any person whose biological sex

is female, including any person with XX chromosomes and any person

with a uterus, regardless of any gender identity that the person

attempts to assert or claim.

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