Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-738.8
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Review of materials, notice in cases of twenty-plus
Official statutory text
weeks' gestation - Certification, furnishing of information.
A. Except in the case of a medical emergency, at least seventy-
two (72) hours prior to an abortion being performed on an unborn
child whose probable gestational age is twenty (20) weeks or more,
the physician performing the abortion or the agent of the physician
shall inform the pregnant female, by telephone or in person, of the
right to review the printed materials described in Section 1-738.10
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 336
of this title, that these materials are available on a state-
sponsored website, and the web address of that website. The
physician or the agent of the physician shall orally inform the
female that the materials have been provided by the State of
Oklahoma and that the materials contain information on pain and the
unborn child. If the female chooses to view the materials other
than on the website, the materials shall either be given to the
female at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion, or
received by the female at least seventy-two (72) hours before the
abortion by certified mail, restricted delivery to the addressee.
The information required by this subsection may be provided by a
tape recording if provision is made to record or otherwise register
specifically whether the female does or does not choose to receive
the printed materials given or mailed.
B. The female shall certify in writing, prior to the abortion,
that the information described in subsection A of this section has
been furnished to the female and that the female has been informed
of the opportunity to review the printed materials described in
Section 1-738.10 of this title. Prior to the performance of the
abortion, the physician who is to perform the abortion or the agent
of the physician shall obtain a copy of the written certification
and retain the copy on file with the medical record of the female
for at least three (3) years following the date of receipt.
A. Except in the case of a medical emergency, at least seventy-
two (72) hours prior to an abortion being performed on an unborn
child whose probable gestational age is twenty (20) weeks or more,
the physician performing the abortion or the agent of the physician
shall inform the pregnant female, by telephone or in person, of the
right to review the printed materials described in Section 1-738.10
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 336
of this title, that these materials are available on a state-
sponsored website, and the web address of that website. The
physician or the agent of the physician shall orally inform the
female that the materials have been provided by the State of
Oklahoma and that the materials contain information on pain and the
unborn child. If the female chooses to view the materials other
than on the website, the materials shall either be given to the
female at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion, or
received by the female at least seventy-two (72) hours before the
abortion by certified mail, restricted delivery to the addressee.
The information required by this subsection may be provided by a
tape recording if provision is made to record or otherwise register
specifically whether the female does or does not choose to receive
the printed materials given or mailed.
B. The female shall certify in writing, prior to the abortion,
that the information described in subsection A of this section has
been furnished to the female and that the female has been informed
of the opportunity to review the printed materials described in
Section 1-738.10 of this title. Prior to the performance of the
abortion, the physician who is to perform the abortion or the agent
of the physician shall obtain a copy of the written certification
and retain the copy on file with the medical record of the female
for at least three (3) years following the date of receipt.
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