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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-746.2: Voluntary and informed consent

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No abortion shall be performed or induced or attempted to be

performed or induced without the voluntary and informed consent of

the female upon whom the abortion is to be performed or induced or

attempted to be performed or induced. Except in the case of a

medical emergency, consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed

if and only if, at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion:

1. In the case of a female seeking an abortion of her unborn

child diagnosed with a fetal anomaly incompatible with life, the

female is informed, by telephone or in person, by the physician who

is to perform the abortion or the physician's agent:

a. that perinatal hospice services are available,

b. this service is an alternative to abortion,

c. that she has the right to review the printed materials

described in this section,

d. that these materials are available on a state-

sponsored website, and

e. what the website address is where she can access this

information.

The information required by this paragraph may be provided by a tape

recording if provision is made to record or otherwise register

specifically whether the female does or does not choose to have the

printed materials given or mailed to her;

2. The physician or the physician's agent shall orally inform

the female that the materials have been provided by the State of

Oklahoma and that they list the places which offer perinatal hospice

services both in her state and nationally. If the female chooses to

view the materials other than on the website, they shall either be

given to her at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion, or

received by her at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion

by certified mail, restricted delivery to addressee, which means the

postal employee can only deliver the mail to the addressee;

3. The female certifies in writing, prior to the abortion, that

the information described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section has

been furnished her, and that she has been informed of her

opportunity to review the information referred to in paragraph 2 of

this section; and

4. Prior to the performance of the abortion, the physician who

is to perform the abortion or the physician's agent receives a copy

of the written certification prescribed by paragraph 3 of this

section. This certification shall be maintained in the female

patient's file for not less than five (5) years.

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