Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-728c
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Prohibits employer discrimination - Applicable
Official statutory text
circumstances.
An employer shall not discriminate against an employee or
prospective employee by refusing to reasonably accommodate the
religious observance or practice of the employee or prospective
employee, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation
would pose an undue hardship on the program, enterprise, or business
of the employer, in the following circumstances:
1. An abortion as defined in Section 1-730 of Title 63 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. The provisions of this section shall not apply
if the pregnant woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical
injury, or physical illness which, as certified by a physician,
causes the woman to be in imminent danger of death unless an
abortion is immediately performed or induced and there are no other
competent personnel available to attend to the woman. As used in
this act, the term "abortion" shall not include the prescription of
contraceptives;
2. An experiment or medical procedure that destroys an in vitro
human embryo or uses cells or tissue derived from the destruction of
an in vitro human embryo;
3. An experiment or medical procedure on an in vitro human
embryo that is not related to the beneficial treatment of the in
vitro human embryo;
4. An experiment or medical procedure on a developing child in
an artificial womb, at any stage of development, that is not related
to the beneficial treatment of the developing child;
5. A procedure, including a transplant procedure, that uses
fetal tissue or organs that come from a source other than a
stillbirth or miscarriage; or
6. An act that intentionally causes or assists in causing the
death of an individual by assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
killing.
An employer shall not discriminate against an employee or
prospective employee by refusing to reasonably accommodate the
religious observance or practice of the employee or prospective
employee, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation
would pose an undue hardship on the program, enterprise, or business
of the employer, in the following circumstances:
1. An abortion as defined in Section 1-730 of Title 63 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. The provisions of this section shall not apply
if the pregnant woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical
injury, or physical illness which, as certified by a physician,
causes the woman to be in imminent danger of death unless an
abortion is immediately performed or induced and there are no other
competent personnel available to attend to the woman. As used in
this act, the term "abortion" shall not include the prescription of
contraceptives;
2. An experiment or medical procedure that destroys an in vitro
human embryo or uses cells or tissue derived from the destruction of
an in vitro human embryo;
3. An experiment or medical procedure on an in vitro human
embryo that is not related to the beneficial treatment of the in
vitro human embryo;
4. An experiment or medical procedure on a developing child in
an artificial womb, at any stage of development, that is not related
to the beneficial treatment of the developing child;
5. A procedure, including a transplant procedure, that uses
fetal tissue or organs that come from a source other than a
stillbirth or miscarriage; or
6. An act that intentionally causes or assists in causing the
death of an individual by assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
killing.
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