Text of OK SB 1515 (2020)
Freedom of conscience; expanding circumstances under which certain discrimination is prohibited. Effective date.
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 57th Legislature (2020)
SENATE BILL 1515
By: Silk
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to freedom of conscience; amending 63
O.S. 2011, Section 1-728c, which relates to employer
discrimination; expanding circumstances under which
certain discrimination is prohibited; and providing
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1-728c, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1-728c. An employer shall not discriminate against an
employee or prospective employee by refusing to reasonably
accommodate the religious observance or practice of the employee or
prospective employee, unless the employer can demonstrate that the
accommodation would pose an undue hardship on the program,
enterprise, or business of the employer, in the following
circumstances:
1. An abortion as defined in Section 1-730 of Title 63 of the
Oklahoma Statutes this title. The provisions of this section shall
not apply if the pregnant woman suffers from a physical disorder,
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physical injury, or physical illness which, as certified by a
physician, causes the woman to be in imminent danger of death unless
an abortion is immediately performed or induced and there are no
other competent personnel available to attend to the woman. As used
in this act Section 1-728a et seq. of this title, the term
“abortion” shall not include the prescription of contraceptives;
2. An experiment or medical procedure that destroys an in vitro
human embryo or uses cells or tissue derived from the destruction of
an in vitro human embryo;
3. An experiment or medical procedure on an in vitro human
embryo that is not related to the beneficial treatment of the in
vitro human embryo;
4. An experiment or medical procedure on a developing child in
an artificial womb, at any stage of development, that is not related
to the beneficial treatment of the developing child;
5. A procedure, including a transplant procedure, that uses
fetal tissue or organs that come from a source other than a
stillbirth or miscarriage; or
6. An act that intentionally causes or assists in causing the
death of an individual by assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
killing; or
7. Any other medical procedure, treatment or experiment that
conflicts with the religious beliefs of the employee or prospective
employee.
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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2020.
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