Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-730

A. As used in this article:

1. "Abortion" means the use or prescription of any instrument,

medicine, drug, or any other substance or device intentionally to

terminate the pregnancy of a female known to be pregnant with an

intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to

preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, to remove

an ectopic pregnancy, or to remove a dead unborn child who died as

the result of a spontaneous miscarriage, accidental trauma, or a

criminal assault on the pregnant female or her unborn child;

2. "Attempt to perform an abortion" means an act, or an

omission of a statutorily required act, that under the circumstances

as the actor believes them to be constitutes a substantial step in a

course of conduct planned to culminate in the performance of an

abortion;

3. "Certified technician" means a Registered Diagnostic Medical

Sonographer who is certified in obstetrics and gynecology by the

American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or a

Nurse Midwife or Advance Practice Nurse Practitioner in Obstetrics

with certification in obstetrical ultrasonography;

4. "Unborn child" or "unborn person" means the unborn offspring

of human beings from the moment of conception, through pregnancy,

and until live birth including the human conceptus, zygote, morula,

blastocyst, embryo and fetus;

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5. "Unemancipated minor" means any person less than eighteen

(18) years of age who is not or has not been married or who is under

the care, custody, and control of the person's parent or parents,

guardian, or juvenile court of competent jurisdiction;

6. "Viable" means potentially able to live outside of the womb

of the mother upon premature birth, whether resulting from natural

causes or an abortion;

7. "Conception" means the fertilization of the ovum of a female

individual by the sperm of a male individual;

8. "Health" means physical or mental health;

9. "Department" means the State Department of Health; and

10. "Inducing an abortion" means the administration by any

person, including the pregnant woman, of any substance designed or

intended to cause an expulsion of the unborn child, effecting an

abortion as defined above.

B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed in any manner to

include any contraceptive device or medication or sterilization

procedure.