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Oklahoma Senate: Shepherd's Law Providing for Licensure of Midwives Becomes Law
May 20, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 20 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release:

Legislation creating a system for licensing midwives has been signed into law. Senate Bill 1823, creating Shepherd's Law, was signed into law Monday by Gov. Kevin Stitt.

State Sen. Brenda Stanley, a former educator, is principal author of SB 1823, also known as Shepherd's Law, named for the baby of a former student--the infant died a day after a planned home deliver . . .

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