A. No person shall perform or induce an abortion upon a pregnant woman unless that person is a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Oklahoma who is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year nor more than three (3) years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. B. No person shall perform or induce an abortion upon a pregnant woman subsequent to the end of the first trimester of her pregnancy, unless such abortion is performed or induced in a general hospital.Added by Laws 1978, c. 207, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 523, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 379, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2021, c. 211, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 523 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.NOTE: This section was amended by Laws 2021, c. 211, § 1 before being repealed by Laws 2021, c. 308, § 1.NOTE: The conditional repeal of this section by Laws 2021, c. 308, § 2, was itself repealed by Laws 2022, c. 133, § 2, emerg. eff. ws 2021, c. 211, § 1 before being repealed by Laws 2021, c. 308, § 1.NOTE: The conditional repeal of this section by Laws 2021, c. 308, § 2, was itself repealed by Laws 2022, c. 133, § 2, emerg.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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