Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-738.3f
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Civil actions - Damages
Official statutory text
A woman upon whom an abortion has been performed in negligent
violation of Section 1-738.2, 1-738.3d, 1-738.8, 1-740.2 or 1-740.4b
of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or the parent or legal
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 331
guardian of the woman if she is an unemancipated minor, as defined
in Section 1-740.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may
commence a civil action against the abortion provider, against the
prescriber of any drug or chemical intended to induce abortion, and
against any person or entity which referred the woman to the
abortion provider or prescriber and which knew or reasonably should
have known that the abortion provider or prescriber had acted in
violation of Section 1-738.2, 1-738.3d, 1-738.8, 1-740.2 or 1-740.4b
of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes for actual damages and, in
cases of gross negligence, for punitive damages. The measure of
damages shall include damages for the mental anguish and emotional
distress of the plaintiff, in addition to all damages available for
the wrongful death of the child whose life was aborted in negligent
violation of Section 1-738.2, 1-738.3d, 1-738.8, 1-740.2 or 1-740.4b
of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, notwithstanding any exception
for abortion provided in Section 1053 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. Whether the individual or entity committed an abortion in
negligent violation of Section 1-738.2, 1-738.3d, 1-738.8, 1-740.2
or 1-740.4b of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be determined
by the trier of fact in the civil action by the greater weight of
the evidence. Unless the defendant can prove to the trier of fact
by the greater weight of the evidence that the abortion was
performed on a child who was already dead from natural causes before
the abortion, and that the defendant informed the plaintiff that the
child was already dead at the time of the abortion, it shall be a
rebuttable presumption that if an abortion was performed, that the
child whose life was aborted was alive until the abortion was
performed, and was capable eventually of living a normal human
lifespan had the abortion not occurred.
violation of Section 1-738.2, 1-738.3d, 1-738.8, 1-740.2 or 1-740.4b
of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or the parent or legal
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 331
guardian of the woman if she is an unemancipated minor, as defined
in Section 1-740.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may
commence a civil action against the abortion provider, against the
prescriber of any drug or chemical intended to induce abortion, and
against any person or entity which referred the woman to the
abortion provider or prescriber and which knew or reasonably should
have known that the abortion provider or prescriber had acted in
violation of Section 1-738.2, 1-738.3d, 1-738.8, 1-740.2 or 1-740.4b
of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes for actual damages and, in
cases of gross negligence, for punitive damages. The measure of
damages shall include damages for the mental anguish and emotional
distress of the plaintiff, in addition to all damages available for
the wrongful death of the child whose life was aborted in negligent
violation of Section 1-738.2, 1-738.3d, 1-738.8, 1-740.2 or 1-740.4b
of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, notwithstanding any exception
for abortion provided in Section 1053 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. Whether the individual or entity committed an abortion in
negligent violation of Section 1-738.2, 1-738.3d, 1-738.8, 1-740.2
or 1-740.4b of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be determined
by the trier of fact in the civil action by the greater weight of
the evidence. Unless the defendant can prove to the trier of fact
by the greater weight of the evidence that the abortion was
performed on a child who was already dead from natural causes before
the abortion, and that the defendant informed the plaintiff that the
child was already dead at the time of the abortion, it shall be a
rebuttable presumption that if an abortion was performed, that the
child whose life was aborted was alive until the abortion was
performed, and was capable eventually of living a normal human
lifespan had the abortion not occurred.
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