{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-740.3","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-740.3","heading":"Judicial authorization prior to abortion - Court","body":"proceedings - Confidentiality - Appeal.\n\nA. If a pregnant unemancipated minor elects not to allow the\n\nrequest for written informed consent of her parent, any judge of a\n\ndistrict court in the county in which the pregnant unemancipated\n\nminor resides shall, upon petition or motion, and after an\n\nappropriate hearing, authorize a physician to perform the abortion\n\nif the judge determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the\n\npregnant unemancipated minor is mature and capable of giving\n\ninformed consent to the proposed abortion based upon her experience\n\nlevel, perspective, and judgment. If the judge determines that the\n\npregnant unemancipated minor is not mature, or if the pregnant\n\nunemancipated minor does not claim to be mature, the judge shall\n\ndetermine, by clear and convincing evidence, whether the performance\n\nof an abortion upon her without written informed consent of her\n\nparent would be in her best interest and shall authorize a physician\n\nto perform the abortion without written informed consent if the\n\njudge concludes that the best interests of the pregnant\n\nunemancipated minor would be served thereby.\n\nIn assessing the experience level of the pregnant unemancipated\n\nminor, the court may consider, among other relevant factors, the age\n\nof the pregnant unemancipated minor and experiences working outside\n\nthe home, living away from home, traveling on her own, handling\n\npersonal finances, and making other significant decisions. In\n\nassessing the perspective of the pregnant unemancipated minor, the\n\ncourt may consider, among other relevant factors, what steps the\n\npregnant unemancipated minor took to explore her options and the\n\nextent to which she considered and weighed the potential\n\nconsequences of each option. In assessing the judgment of the\n\npregnant unemancipated minor, the court may consider, among other\n\nrelevant factors, the conduct of the pregnant unemancipated minor\n\nsince learning of her pregnancy and her intellectual ability to\n\nunderstand her options and to make an informed decision. In\n\nassessing whether, by clear and convincing evidence, obtaining the\n\nwritten informed consent of the parent of the pregnant unemancipated\n\nminor is not in her best interest, a court may not consider the\n\npotential financial impact on the pregnant unemancipated minor or\n\nthe family of the pregnant unemancipated minor if she does not have\n\nan abortion.\n\nB. A pregnant unemancipated minor may participate in\n\nproceedings in the court on her own behalf, and the court may\n\nappoint a guardian ad litem for her. The court shall advise the\n\npregnant unemancipated minor that she has a right to court-appointed\n\ncounsel and, upon her request, shall provide her with counsel.\n\nC. Proceedings in the court under this section shall be\n\nconfidential and shall be given precedence over other pending\n\nmatters so that the court may reach a decision promptly and without\n\ndelay so as to serve the best interests of the pregnant\n\nunemancipated minor. A judge of the court who conducts proceedings\n\nunder this section shall make, in writing, specific factual findings\n\nand legal conclusions supporting the decision and shall order a\n\nrecord of the evidence to be maintained, including the findings and\n\nconclusions of the court.\n\nD. An expedited confidential appeal shall be available to any\n\npregnant unemancipated minor for whom the court denies an order\n\nauthorizing an abortion without written informed consent of one\n\nparent. An order authorizing an abortion without written informed\n\nconsent of one parent shall not be subject to appeal. No filing\n\nfees shall be required of any pregnant unemancipated minor at either\n\nthe trial or the appellate level. Access to the trial court for the\n\npurpose of a petition or motion, and access to the appellate courts\n\nfor the purpose of making an appeal from the denial of same, shall\n\nbe afforded a pregnant unemancipated minor twenty-four (24) hours a\nof one parent shall not be subject to appeal. No filing\n\nfees shall be required of any pregnant unemancipated minor at either\n\nthe trial or the appellate level. Access to the trial court for the\n\npurpose of a petition or motion, and access to the appellate courts\n\nfor the purpose of making an appeal from the denial of same, shall\n\nbe afforded a pregnant unemancipated minor twenty-four (24) hours a\n\nday, seven (7) days a week.","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":"bf63a191a47e747063186921d9dcf235a1fa58ab465704982d91e5885231d7c0","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-740.2a","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-740.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}