Physician's duty to inform women in medical emergency of necessity for abortion
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 904 F. Supp. 1434 - A Woman's Choice-East Side Women's Clinic v. Newman (1995)
Most recently applied in 980 F. Supp. 962 - WOMAN'S CHOICE-EAST SIDE WOMEN'S CLINIC v. Newman (October 1997)
As added by P.L.187-1995, SEC.5.
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 a major bodily function.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.