WOMAN'S RIGHT TO KNOW​

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According to Oklahoma Law, Title 63 O.S §1-738.2, an abortion can only be performed on a women considering an abortion if she voluntarily consents to the procedure, and she is fully informed. Consent to an abortion is informed and voluntary if and only if:

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A doctor or their agent tells the woman not less than 24 hours prior to the abortion:

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• The name of the physician who will perform the abortion.
   

• The medical risk associated with the particular abortion procedure to be employed.
   

• The probable gestational age of the fetus or embryo at the time of the abortion is to be performed.

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• The medical risks associated with carrying a pregnancy to term.
   

• The possible detrimental psychological effects of an abortion and of carrying a pregnancy to term.
   

• Agencies that provide, at no cost, ultrasound imaging and heart tone monitoring.
   

• Medical assistance benefits may be available for prenatal care, childbirth, and neonatal care.
   

• A father is liable to assist in the support of his child, even when the father offered to pay for an abortion.

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DO YOU KNOW

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Your baby's heart starts pumping one week after you missed your period. You can hear your baby’s heartbeat, and the baby's arms and legs are forming by week 6 of your pregnancy. Your baby gets the hiccups by week 9

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