Bill > SB989

This bill creates the Wrongful Death Protection Act of 2025, which establishes a comprehensive legal framework for potential civil liability related to abortion-inducing drugs in Oklahoma. The legislation defines key terms such as "abortion" (which excludes certain contraceptive and medical treatments), "unborn child" (defined from fertilization until live birth), and "abortion-inducing drugs" (specifically naming mifepristone and misoprostol). The bill allows civil lawsuits within six years against individuals who manufacture, distribute, transport, deliver, or provide abortion-inducing drugs, making them strictly liable for any resulting death or personal injury to an unborn child or pregnant woman. Importantly, the bill provides some limited exceptions, such as actions to save a mother's life or remove an ectopic pregnancy, and includes protections for certain entities like interactive computer services and basic public service providers. The legislation also includes robust severability provisions to ensure that if any part of the law is found unconstitutional, the remaining provisions will remain in effect. The bill includes an emergency clause, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage, and establishes extensive legal protections to prevent challenges to its implementation, including sovereign immunity provisions for state entities and officials.

Health and Social Services

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb989&Session=2600