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Title 39 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 15 - Offenses Against the Family
Part 2 - Abortion
- § 39-15-201. Criminal Abortion and Attempt to Procure Criminal Miscarriage — Penalties — Lawful Previability Abortions and Attempts to Procure Miscarriage — Requirements
- § 39-15-202. Consent of Pregnant Woman Required Prior to Abortion — Information Provided by Doctor — Waiting Period — Penalty for Violation — Requirements Inapplicable in Certain Cases
- § 39-15-203. Records and Reports of Abortions — Disposition of Aborted Fetus or Aborted Fetal Tissue — Method of Disposition — Confidentiality
- § 39-15-204. Right to Refuse to Perform Abortions
- § 39-15-205. Right of Hospitals to Refuse to Accept Abortion Patients
- § 39-15-206. Rights to Medical Treatment of Infant Prematurely Born Alive During Abortion — Penalty for Violation — Limitation on Wrongful Death Action
- § 39-15-207. Custody of Infant Prematurely Born Alive During Abortion
- § 39-15-208. Research, Photography, and Experimentation Upon Aborted Fetuses — Sale of Aborted Fetuses or Aborted Fetal Tissue Prohibited — Penalty for Violation
- § 39-15-209. Partial Birth Abortions
- § 39-15-210. Child Rape Protection Act of 2006
- § 39-15-211. Abortion Prohibited if Fetus Viable — Affirmative Defense — Rebuttable Presumption — Revocation of License
- § 39-15-212. Viability Determination
- § 39-15-213. Criminal Abortion — Affirmative Defense. [Contingent Effective Date, See notes.]
- § 39-15-214. Findings — Purpose
- § 39-15-215. Section Definitions — Physician Requirements Prior to Pregnant Woman Giving Informed Consent to Have Abortion — Obstetric Ultrasound — Affirmative Defense of Medical Emergency — Violations — Report to Board of Medical Examiners — Severability — Intent
- § 39-15-216. Section Definitions — Determination of Gestational Age — Fetal Heartbeat — Unlawful Abortions Due to Fetal Heartbeat or Gestational Age — Affirmative Defense of Medical Emergency — Report to Board of Medical Examiners — Severability — Intent
- § 39-15-217. Section Definitions — Unlawful Abortions Due to Sex, Race, or Indication of Down Syndrome — Affirmative Defense of Medical Emergency — Violations — Report to Board of Medical Examiners — Severability — Intent
- § 39-15-218. Section Definitions — Posting of Sign About Chemical Abortion — Required Warning About Chemical Abortion — Required Statement in Medical Discharge Instructions — Required Information Prior to Abortion Due to Medical Emergency — Department of Health Materials and Website — Violations — Civil Penalty — Civil Action for Damages — Attorney's Fees — Ruling on Woman's Anonymity
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