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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-745.9: Public disclosure of woman's identity whom an abortion

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In every civil or criminal proceeding or action brought under

the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, the court shall rule

whether the anonymity of any woman upon whom an abortion has been

performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced 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 from public disclosure,

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 induced or

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

official, who brings an action under subsections A or B of Section 8

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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