If it is a alleged that a female prisoner under judgment of death is pregnant, the warden must notify the district attorney of the county in which the prison is situated whose duty is to immediately file with the district court a petition stating such allegation. A hearing must be conducted by a judge of that district court to determine the validity of the allegation. Enforcement of the judgment is suspended upon the filing of the petition, pending the outcome of the hearing.
Upon filing of the petition a judge of the district court shall appoint a physician licensed under the laws of the State of Oklahoma to conduct a medical examination for pregnancy of the female prisoner. Such examination shall be conducted within thirty (30) days prior to the hearing. The report of the examining physician shall be submitted to the court as evidence. The court may also hear any other evidence that may be presented. The court shall make a written finding to be filed with the court clerk as a part of the permanent record.
R.L.1910, § 5976; Laws 1913, c. 113, p. 208, § 7; Laws 1973, c. 101, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1973.
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