§ 1-746.2. Voluntary and informed consent
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-746.2
§ 1-746.2. Voluntary and informed consent
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:
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;
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.
Credits
Laws 2014, c. 175, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 255, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-746.2, OK ST T. 63 § 1-746.2
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 125 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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