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O.C.G.A. § 31-2A-31

Definitions

— Code 1981, § 31-2A-31, enacted by Ga

As used in this article, the term:

newborns can develop eye and lung infections; and

“(2) Untreated gonococcal infection in pregnancy has been linked to miscarriages, premature birth and low birth weight, premature rupture of membranes, and chorioamnionitis. Gonorrhea can also infect an infant during delivery as the infant passes through the birth canal. If untreated, infants can develop eye infections.”

(1) “Attending physician” means the physician who has primary responsibility at the time of reference for the treatment and care of

the client.

(2) “Client” means a person seeking or receiving pregnancy sup-

port services.

(3) “Contract management agency” or “agency” means a nongov-

ernmental charitable organization in this state which is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and whose mission and practice is to promote alternatives to abortion services at no cost.

(4) “Direct client service providers” or “providers” means nonprofit organizations with a contractual relationship with the contract

management agency and that provide direct pregnancy support

services to clients at no cost.

(5) Reserved.

(6) “Pregnancy support services” means those services that encourage childbirth instead of voluntary termination of pregnancy and which assist pregnant women or women who believe they may be pregnant to choose childbirth whether they intend to parent or select

adoption for the child.

(7) “Program” means the Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and

Parenting Grant Program.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.