Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-746.2
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Voluntary and informed consent
Official statutory text
No abortion shall be performed or induced or attempted to be
performed or induced without the voluntary and informed consent of
the female upon whom the abortion is to be performed or induced or
attempted to be performed or induced. Except in the case of a
medical emergency, consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed
if and only if, at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion:
1. In the case of a female seeking an abortion of her unborn
child diagnosed with a fetal anomaly incompatible with life, the
female is informed, by telephone or in person, by the physician who
is to perform the abortion or the physician's agent:
a. that perinatal hospice services are available,
b. this service is an alternative to abortion,
c. that she has the right to review the printed materials
described in this section,
d. that these materials are available on a state-
sponsored website, and
e. what the website address is where she can access this
information.
The information required by this paragraph 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 have the
printed materials given or mailed to her;
2. The physician or the physician's agent shall orally inform
the female that the materials have been provided by the State of
Oklahoma and that they list the places which offer perinatal hospice
services both in her state and nationally. If the female chooses to
view the materials other than on the website, they shall either be
given to her at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion, or
received by her at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion
by certified mail, restricted delivery to addressee, which means the
postal employee can only deliver the mail to the addressee;
3. The female certifies in writing, prior to the abortion, that
the information described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section has
been furnished her, and that she has been informed of her
opportunity to review the information referred to in paragraph 2 of
this section; and
4. Prior to the performance of the abortion, the physician who
is to perform the abortion or the physician's agent receives a copy
of the written certification prescribed by paragraph 3 of this
section. This certification shall be maintained in the female
patient's file for not less than five (5) years.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 421
performed or induced without the voluntary and informed consent of
the female upon whom the abortion is to be performed or induced or
attempted to be performed or induced. Except in the case of a
medical emergency, consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed
if and only if, at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion:
1. In the case of a female seeking an abortion of her unborn
child diagnosed with a fetal anomaly incompatible with life, the
female is informed, by telephone or in person, by the physician who
is to perform the abortion or the physician's agent:
a. that perinatal hospice services are available,
b. this service is an alternative to abortion,
c. that she has the right to review the printed materials
described in this section,
d. that these materials are available on a state-
sponsored website, and
e. what the website address is where she can access this
information.
The information required by this paragraph 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 have the
printed materials given or mailed to her;
2. The physician or the physician's agent shall orally inform
the female that the materials have been provided by the State of
Oklahoma and that they list the places which offer perinatal hospice
services both in her state and nationally. If the female chooses to
view the materials other than on the website, they shall either be
given to her at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion, or
received by her at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion
by certified mail, restricted delivery to addressee, which means the
postal employee can only deliver the mail to the addressee;
3. The female certifies in writing, prior to the abortion, that
the information described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section has
been furnished her, and that she has been informed of her
opportunity to review the information referred to in paragraph 2 of
this section; and
4. Prior to the performance of the abortion, the physician who
is to perform the abortion or the physician's agent receives a copy
of the written certification prescribed by paragraph 3 of this
section. This certification shall be maintained in the female
patient's file for not less than five (5) years.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 421
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