Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-740.16
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in the Choosing Childbirth Act:
1. “Abortion” means the use or prescription of any instrument,
medicine, drug or any other substance or device to intentionally:
a. kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant,
or
b. terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be
pregnant, with an intention other than:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 378
(1) after viability of the unborn child, to produce a
live birth and preserve the life and health of
the child born alive, or
(2) to remove a dead unborn child;
2. “Unborn child” means an individual organism of the species
Homo sapiens from fertilization until birth; and
3. “Grant-supervising entity” means a private entity which
approves all grants made under the Choosing Childbirth Act that are
not directly made to private organizations by the State Department
of Health for reimbursement of services provided under the Choosing
Childbirth Act and which:
a. is organized as a not-for-profit corporation in
Oklahoma and as a 501(c)3 entity under the federal
Internal Revenue Code, and
b. does not encourage or counsel any woman to have an
abortion not necessary to prevent her death, to
provide her such an abortion or to refer her for such
an abortion, and does not accept funds or services
knowingly from any entity which performs abortions or
receives money for abortions.
1. “Abortion” means the use or prescription of any instrument,
medicine, drug or any other substance or device to intentionally:
a. kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant,
or
b. terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be
pregnant, with an intention other than:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 378
(1) after viability of the unborn child, to produce a
live birth and preserve the life and health of
the child born alive, or
(2) to remove a dead unborn child;
2. “Unborn child” means an individual organism of the species
Homo sapiens from fertilization until birth; and
3. “Grant-supervising entity” means a private entity which
approves all grants made under the Choosing Childbirth Act that are
not directly made to private organizations by the State Department
of Health for reimbursement of services provided under the Choosing
Childbirth Act and which:
a. is organized as a not-for-profit corporation in
Oklahoma and as a 501(c)3 entity under the federal
Internal Revenue Code, and
b. does not encourage or counsel any woman to have an
abortion not necessary to prevent her death, to
provide her such an abortion or to refer her for such
an abortion, and does not accept funds or services
knowingly from any entity which performs abortions or
receives money for abortions.
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