Oklahoma Limitations on Injuries to /Death of Unborn Child are laws that protect unborn children from being injured or killed due to reckless or negligent behavior. Oklahoma has two types of laws that protect the unborn: wrongful death laws and wrongful life laws. Wrongful death laws allow a family to sue for damages if their unborn child is killed due to a third party’s negligence or recklessness. Wrongful life laws also allow a family to sue for damages if their unborn child is born with a disability or medical condition which was caused by someone else’s negligence or recklessness. Oklahoma also has laws that impose criminal penalties for causing injury or death to an unborn child, such as homicide or assault. In addition, Oklahoma has laws that allow for the prosecution of a pregnant woman who uses drugs and causes the death of her unborn child.