Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)

§ 21-861. Procuring an abortion.

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Every person who administers to any woman, or who prescribes for any woman, or advises or procures any woman to take any medicine, drug or substance, or uses or employs any instrument, or other means whatever, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage of such woman, unless the same is necessary to preserve her life, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years.

R.L. 1910, § 2436. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 230, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 257, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 161, eff. July 1, 1999.

Note

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 257 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

                    
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