An Act relating to pharmaceutical companies; creating the Oklahoma Medicine Injury Justice Act; providing short title; stating legislative findings and declarations; defining terms; making pharmaceutical companies liable for certain damages; authorizing certain criminal prosecution; specifying applicability of certain immunities and sovereignty; providing for due process; specifying venue; providing certain construction; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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SB 801 allows pharmaceutical companies to face civil and criminal liability if they knowingly deceive or act recklessly, resulting in harm to an Oklahoma resident. The bill does not define what qualifies as harm or establish an official authority for determining medication safety. SB 801 asserts states rights and establishes that Oklahoma can control the safety of its drug supply, and that federal laws protecting pharmaceutical companies from lawsuits in certain cases do not apply in state court.
Context: Sen. Deevers has voiced concerns about contraception, claiming it is dangerous to women and that pharmaceutical companies and physicians conceal its risks. Under SB 801, lawsuits based on this belief could proceed in state courts without requiring input from a recognized medical authority.
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