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This bill creates the Abolition of Abortion Act, which aims to modify Oklahoma's legal framework regarding abortion by treating unborn children as persons with the same legal protections as born individuals. The bill expands homicide and wrongful death statutes to include unborn children, effectively removing previous exceptions for legal abortions and establishing that causing the death of an unborn child can be prosecuted similarly to homicide of a born person. The legislation explicitly states its purpose as following the United States Constitution's equal protection clause by protecting "preborn persons" and preventing pressure on mothers to have abortions. The bill includes specific provisions that allow enforcement of homicide and wrongful death laws for unborn children, with exceptions for life-saving medical procedures for the mother and spontaneous miscarriages. It also modifies existing statutes related to duress defenses and wrongful death claims, allowing parents or grandparents to maintain legal actions in cases involving the death of an unborn child. Importantly, the bill is designed to be prospective, meaning it will only apply to conduct occurring after its effective date, and it includes an emergency clause to implement the law immediately upon passage.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb456&Session=2600