Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-745.17
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Public disclosure of identity
Official statutory text
In every civil or criminal proceeding or action brought under
the Heartbeat Informed Consent Act, the court shall rule whether the
identity of any woman upon whom an abortion has been performed or
induced or attempted to be performed or induced shall be preserved
from public disclosure if she does not give her consent to such
disclosure. The court, upon motion or sua sponte, shall make such a
ruling and, upon determining that her identity should be preserved
from public disclosure, shall issue orders to the parties,
witnesses, and counsel and shall direct the sealing of the record
and exclusion of individuals from courtrooms or hearing rooms to the
extent necessary to safeguard her identity from public disclosure.
Such an order shall be accompanied by specific written findings
explaining why the identity of the woman should be preserved from
public disclosure, why the order is essential to that end, how the
order is narrowly tailored to serve that interest, and why no
reasonable, less restrictive alternative exists. In the absence of
written consent of the woman upon whom an abortion has been
performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced,
anyone, other than a public official, who brings an action under
Section 6 of this act shall do so under a pseudonym. This section
shall not be construed to conceal the identity of the plaintiff or
of witnesses from the defendant or from attorneys for the defendant.
the Heartbeat Informed Consent Act, the court shall rule whether the
identity of any woman upon whom an abortion has been performed or
induced or attempted to be performed or induced shall be preserved
from public disclosure if she does not give her consent to such
disclosure. The court, upon motion or sua sponte, shall make such a
ruling and, upon determining that her identity should be preserved
from public disclosure, shall issue orders to the parties,
witnesses, and counsel and shall direct the sealing of the record
and exclusion of individuals from courtrooms or hearing rooms to the
extent necessary to safeguard her identity from public disclosure.
Such an order shall be accompanied by specific written findings
explaining why the identity of the woman should be preserved from
public disclosure, why the order is essential to that end, how the
order is narrowly tailored to serve that interest, and why no
reasonable, less restrictive alternative exists. In the absence of
written consent of the woman upon whom an abortion has been
performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced,
anyone, other than a public official, who brings an action under
Section 6 of this act shall do so under a pseudonym. This section
shall not be construed to conceal the identity of the plaintiff or
of witnesses from the defendant or from attorneys for the defendant.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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