§ 20-16-2303. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Abortion” means the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood cause the death […]
§ 20-16-2304. Informed consent for abortion to include perinatal palliative care information
(a) Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to an abortion when the unborn child has been diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly is voluntary and informed only if at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion: (1) The physician performing the abortion has verbally informed the pregnant woman that perinatal palliative care […]
§ 20-16-2305. Professional sanctions
(a) A violation of this subchapter shall constitute unprofessional conduct and shall result in the revocation of a physician’s license to practice medicine. (b) A violation of this subchapter may be used as the basis for: (1) Denying an application for licensure, certification, permit, registration, or other form of permission required to practice or engage […]
§ 20-16-2306. Right of intervention
The General Assembly by joint resolution may appoint one (1) or more of its members who sponsored or cosponsored this subchapter in his or her official capacity to intervene as a matter of right in any case in which the constitutionality of this subchapter is challenged.
§ 20-16-2202. Legislative findings and purpose — Public policy. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The prospect of creating new human life solely to be exploited or destroyed has been condemned on moral grounds as displaying a profound disrespect for a human life; (2) Destructive human embryo research reduces the status of human embryos to a mere means for possible benefit for another […]
§ 20-16-2203. Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Destructive embryo research” means medical procedures, scientific or laboratory research, or other types of investigation that kill or injure the human embryo subject of the procedure or research. (B) “Destructive embryo research” does not include: (i) In vitro fertilization and accompanying embryo transfer to the body of a […]
§ 20-16-2204. Prohibitions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
(a) Public funds shall not be used to: (1) Finance human cloning or destructive embryo research, including destructive embryonic stem cell research; (2) Buy, receive, or otherwise transfer a human embryo with the knowledge that the embryo will be subject to destructive research; or (3) Buy, receive, or otherwise transfer gametes with the knowledge that […]
§ 20-16-2205. Exceptions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
This subchapter does not restrict the funding of areas of scientific research not specifically prohibited by this subchapter, including without limitation: (1) In vitro fertilization and accompanying embryo transfer to the body of a woman; (2) Administration of fertility-enhancing drugs; (3) Research in the use of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, […]
§ 20-16-2206. Penalties and sanctions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
(a) A person or entity that knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this subchapter is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) A person or entity that knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this subchapter shall be fined a civil penalty in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000). (c) A […]
§ 20-16-2006. Penalties — Additional enforcement
(a) (1) A person who purposely or knowingly violates this subchapter is guilty of a Class D felony. (2) A woman upon whom an abortion is performed, induced, or attempted in violation of this subchapter shall not be prosecuted for conspiracy to commit a violation of this subchapter. (b) A physician who purposely or knowingly […]