Oklahoma Code § 63-1-738.9

Title 63. Public Health And Safety: Use of anesthetic or analgesic to eliminate or
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alleviate pain - Notice.
Except in the case of a medical emergency, before an abortion is
performed on an unborn child who is twenty (20) weeks gestational
age or more, the physician performing the abortion or the agent of
the physician shall inform the female if an anesthetic or analgesic
would eliminate or alleviate organic pain to the unborn child caused
by the particular method of abortion to be employed and inform the
female of the particular medical risks associated with the
particular anesthetic or analgesic.  With the consent of the female,
the physician shall administer the anesthetic or analgesic.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 185, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
NOTE:  The conditional repeal of this section by Laws 2021, c. 308,
§ 2, was itself repealed by Laws 2022, c. 133, § 2, emerg. eff.
April 29, 2022.

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