{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-731.2","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-731.2","heading":"Prohibiting certain abortions - Penalties","body":"A. As used in this section:\n\n1. \"Attempt to perform an abortion\" means an act, or an\n\nomission of a statutorily required act, that under the circumstances\n\nas the actor believes them to be constitutes a substantial step in a\n\ncourse of conduct planned to culminate in the performance of an\n\nabortion; and\n\n2. \"Unemancipated minor\" means any person less than eighteen\n\n(18) years of age who is not or has not been married or who is under\n\nthe care, custody, and control of the person's parent or parents,\n\nguardian, or juvenile court of competent jurisdiction.\n\nB. No person shall knowingly or recklessly perform or attempt\n\nto perform an abortion with knowledge that the pregnant female is\n\nseeking the abortion solely on account of the sex of the unborn\n\nchild. Nothing in this section shall be construed to proscribe the\n\nperformance of an abortion because the unborn child has a genetic\n\ndisorder that is sex-linked.\n\nC. Any person who knowingly or recklessly violates a provision\n\nof this section shall be liable for damages as provided in this\n\nsubsection and may be enjoined from such acts in accordance with\n\nthis section in an appropriate court.\n\n1. A cause of action for injunctive relief against any person\n\nwho has knowingly or recklessly violated a provision of this section\n\nmay be maintained by:\n\na. the female upon whom an abortion was performed or\n\nattempted to be performed in violation of this\n\nsection,\n\nb. any person who is the spouse, parent, sibling, or\n\nguardian of, or current or former licensed health care\n\nprovider of, the female upon whom an abortion has been\n\nperformed in violation of this section,\n\nc. a district attorney with appropriate jurisdiction, or\n\nd. the Attorney General.\n\n2. The injunction shall prevent the abortion provider from\n\nperforming further abortions in violation of this section in this\n\nstate.\n\n3. Any person who knowingly violates the terms of an injunction\n\nissued in accordance with this section shall be subject to civil\n\ncontempt and shall be fined Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for\n\nthe first violation, Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for the\n\nsecond violation, and One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for\n\nthe third violation and for each succeeding violation. The fines\n\nshall be the exclusive penalties for civil contempt pursuant to this\n\nparagraph. Each performance or attempted performance of an abortion\n\nin violation of the terms of an injunction is a separate violation.\n\nThese fines shall be cumulative. No fine shall be assessed against\n\nthe female upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted.\n\n4. A pregnant female upon whom an abortion has been performed\n\nin violation of this section, or the parent or legal guardian of the\n\nfemale if she is an unemancipated minor, may commence a civil action\n\nagainst the abortion provider for any knowing or reckless violation\n\nof this section for actual and punitive damages.\n\nD. An abortion provider who knowingly or recklessly performed\n\nan abortion in violation of this section shall be considered to have\n\nengaged in unprofessional conduct for which the certificate or\n\nlicense of the provider to provide health care services in this\n\nstate shall be suspended or revoked by the State Board of Medical\n\nLicensure and Supervision or the State Board of Osteopathic\n\nExaminers.\n\nE. In every proceeding or action brought under this section,\n\nthe anonymity of any female upon whom an abortion is performed or\n\nattempted shall be preserved unless she gives her consent to such\n\ndisclosure. The court, upon motion or sua sponte, shall issue\n\norders to the parties, witnesses, and counsel and shall direct the\n\nsealing of the record and exclusion of individuals from courtrooms\n\nor hearing rooms to the extent necessary to safeguard the female's\n\nidentity from public disclosure. In the absence of written consent\n\nof the female upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted,\nclosure. The court, upon motion or sua sponte, shall issue\n\norders to the parties, witnesses, and counsel and shall direct the\n\nsealing of the record and exclusion of individuals from courtrooms\n\nor hearing rooms to the extent necessary to safeguard the female's\n\nidentity from public disclosure. In the absence of written consent\n\nof the female upon whom an abortion has been performed or attempted,\n\nanyone who brings an action under subsection B of this section shall\n\ndo so under a pseudonym.","path":["OK Code","Title 63"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os63.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"6694ef037d37c6ef912df6aab8e858546723286877dab1e3dc08953ea695d7ec","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-731","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-731.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}