Sec. 0.5. A medical emergency, for purposes of this chapter, does not include a patient’s claim or diagnosis that the patient would engage in conduct that would result in the patient’s death or substantial physical impairment. Under the circumstances described in this section and unless the following would pose a great risk of death or […]
Note: This version of section effective 9-15-2022. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 9-15-2022. Sec. 1. (a) Abortion shall in all instances be a criminal act, except when performed under the following circumstances: (1) Except as prohibited in IC 16-34-4, before the earlier of viability of the fetus or twenty (20) weeks […]
Note: This version of section effective until 9-15-2022. See also following version of this section, effective 9-15-2022. Sec. 1. (a) Abortion shall in all instances be a criminal act, except when performed under the following circumstances: (1) Except as prohibited in IC 16-34-4, during the first trimester of pregnancy for reasons based upon the professional, […]
Note: This version of section effective 9-15-2022. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 9-15-2022. Sec. 1.1. (a) An abortion shall not be performed except with the voluntary and informed consent of the pregnant woman upon whom the abortion is to be performed. Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to […]
Note: This version of section effective until 9-15-2022. See also following version of this section, effective 9-15-2022. Sec. 1.1. (a) An abortion shall not be performed except with the voluntary and informed consent of the pregnant woman upon whom the abortion is to be performed. Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to […]
Sec. 1.2. When a medical emergency compels the performance of an abortion, the physician who will perform the abortion shall inform the woman, before the abortion if possible, of the medical indications supporting the physician’s judgment that an abortion is necessary to avert: (1) the woman’s death; or (2) a substantial and irreversible impairment of […]
Sec. 1.5. (a) The state department shall develop an informed consent brochure and post the informed consent brochure on the state department’s Internet web site. (b) The state department shall develop an informed consent brochure that includes the following: (1) Objective scientific information concerning the probable anatomical and physiological characteristics of a fetus every two […]
Sec. 10. (a) The following may bring an action for the recovery of damages against a person who has performed a dismemberment abortion in violation of section 1(c) of this chapter: (1) A woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion has been performed. (2) The father of the unborn child. (3) If a female was less […]
Sec. 11. (a) If a judgment is rendered in favor of a plaintiff under section 9 or 10 of this chapter, the court shall order reasonable attorney’s fees in favor of the plaintiff. (b) If a judgment is rendered in favor of a defendant under section 9 or 10 of this chapter and the court […]
Sec. 12. (a) In every civil, criminal, or administrative action brought under section 1(c), 9, 10, or 11 of this chapter, the identity of any woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion has been performed or was attempted to have been performed shall be preserved from public disclosure. (b) Anyone other than a prosecuting attorney who […]
Sec. 2. (a) It shall be the responsibility of the attending physician to do the following: (1) Determine in accordance with accepted medical standards the postfertilization age of the fetus and which trimester the pregnant woman receiving the abortion is in. (2) Determine whether the fetus is viable. (3) Certify that determination as part of […]
Note: This version of section effective 9-15-2022. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 9-15-2022. Sec. 3. (a) All abortions performed on and after the earlier of the time a fetus is viable or the time the postfertilization age of the fetus is at least twenty (20) weeks shall be: (1) governed by […]
Note: This version of section effective until 9-15-2022. See also following version of this section, effective 9-15-2022. Sec. 3. (a) All abortions performed on and after the earlier of the time a fetus is viable or the time the postfertilization age of the fetus is at least twenty (20) weeks shall be: (1) governed by […]
Note: This version of section effective 9-15-2022. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 9-15-2022. Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a minor who is less than eighteen (18) years of age who is pregnant as a result of rape or incest by a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of […]
Note: This version of section effective until 9-15-2022. See also following version of this section, effective 9-15-2022. Sec. 4. (a) No physician shall perform an abortion on an unemancipated pregnant minor less than eighteen (18) years of age without first having obtained from one (1) of the parents, a legal guardian, or a custodian accompanying […]
Sec. 4.2. (a) This section applies only if consent is required under section 4 of this chapter and has not been given. (b) This section does not apply to a person who aids or assists an unemancipated pregnant minor who has obtained or is seeking to obtain: (1) parental consent; or (2) a waiver of […]
Note: This version of section effective 9-15-2022. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 9-15-2022. Sec. 4.5. (a) A physician may not perform an abortion, including an abortion using an abortion inducing drug, unless the physician: (1) has admitting privileges in writing at a hospital located in the county where abortions are provided […]
Note: This version of section effective until 9-15-2022. See also following version of this section, effective 9-15-2022. Sec. 4.5. (a) A physician may not perform an abortion unless the physician: (1) has admitting privileges in writing at a hospital located in the county where abortions are provided or in a contiguous county; or (2) has […]
Note: This version of section effective 9-15-2022. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 9-15-2022. Sec. 4.7. (a) As used in this section, “abortion complication” means only the following physical or psychological conditions arising from the induction or performance of an abortion: (1) Uterine perforation. (2) Cervical laceration. (3) Infection. (4) Vaginal bleeding […]
Note: This version of section effective until 9-15-2022. See also following version of this section, effective 9-15-2022. Sec. 4.7. (a) As used in this section, “abortion complication” means only the following physical or psychological conditions arising from the induction or performance of an abortion: (1) Uterine perforation. (2) Cervical laceration. (3) Infection. (4) Vaginal bleeding […]
