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2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 31 - HEALTH
CHAPTER 9A - WOMAN'S RIGHT TO KNOW
§ 31-9A-5 - Requirements in case of medical emergency
O.C.G.A. 31-9A-5 (2010)31-9A-5. Requirements in case of medical emergency
(a) When a medical emergency compels the performance of an abortion, the physician shall inform the female prior to the abortion, if medically reasonable and prudent, of the medical indications supporting the physician's judgment that an abortion is medically necessary to avert her death or that a 24 hour delay will create serious risk of substantial or irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.
(b) Any physician who complies with subsection (a) of this Code section shall not be held civilly liable to a patient for failure to obtain informed consent to an abortion.
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