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§ 1-737.11. Civil damages action

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Public Health Code
Article 7. Hospitals and Related Institutions
C-1. Oklahoma Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-737.11
§ 1-737.11. Civil damages action
Currentness
A. A cause of action for civil damages against a person who has performed a dismemberment abortion in violation of Section 3 of this act1 may be maintained by:
1. Any woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion has been performed in violation of Section 3 of this act; or
2. If the woman had not attained the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of the dismemberment abortion or has died as a result of the abortion, the maternal grandparents of the unborn child.
B. No damages may be awarded a plaintiff if the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff's criminal conduct.
C. Damages awarded in such an action shall include:
1. Money damages for all injuries, psychological and physical, occasioned by the dismemberment abortion; and
2. Statutory damages equal to three times the cost of the dismemberment abortion.

Credits

Laws 2015, c. 59, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.

Footnotes

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Title 63, § 1-737.9.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-737.11, OK ST T. 63 § 1-737.11
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 182 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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