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OK SB1778

OK SB1778
Abortion; establishing certain crime and penalty; authorizing certain prosecution by the Attorney General. Emergency.


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Introduced
02/05/2024
In Committee
02/06/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/31/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act relating to abortion; establishing certain crime; providing certain exclusion; providing and precluding certain affirmative defenses; granting certain authority to the Attorney General; providing penalty; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the crime of "abortion trafficking" in Oklahoma, which is defined as intentionally procuring or obtaining an abortion for a pregnant, unemancipated minor without the consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian. The bill grants the state Attorney General the authority to prosecute such cases if the local district attorney refuses to do so. The penalty for this crime is imprisonment for two to five years. The bill also includes an emergency clause, indicating it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Judiciary (on 02/06/2024)

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