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2021 Indiana Code
Title 16. Health
Article 34. Abortion
Chapter 1. Public Policy Concerning Performance of Abortions; Use of Public Funds; Civil Actions
16-34-1-10. Prohibition on the State or an Agency of the State Consenting to an Abortion Being Performed on an Unemancipated Minor Who Is a Ward of the State or an Agency of the State
Universal Citation: IN Code § 16-34-1-10 (2021)
Sec. 10. If the state or an agency of the state has wardship or guardianship of an unemancipated pregnant minor, the state or agency of the state may not consent to an abortion unless the abortion is necessary to avert the pregnant minor's death or a substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant minor, as determined by a physician who certifies the determination in writing.
As added by P.L.173-2017, SEC.3.
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