This bill establishes new legal provisions regarding in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Oklahoma. It allows licensed medical practitioners to perform IVF and human embryo transfer with the written consent of both spouses seeking to conceive. The bill stipulates that any children born from these procedures will have the same legal status as naturally conceived children. Additionally, it designates human embryos created during IVF as the property of the patient and removes any restrictions on the number of embryos that can be created, frozen, or implanted in a single IVF cycle.
The legislation aims to provide legal protections for healthcare providers involved in IVF and to clarify the rights of parents and children resulting from these procedures. It will be codified as Section 560 of Title 10 in the Oklahoma Statutes and is set to take effect on November 1, 2025.