Ind. Code § 16-34-2-7

Performance of unlawful abortion; offense

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case EMW Women's Surgical Center v. Eric Friedlander (2020)

Most recently applied in EMW Women's Surgical Center v. Eric Friedlander (June 2020)

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.17

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Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), a person who knowingly or intentionally performs an abortion prohibited by section 1 of this chapter commits a Level 5 felony.

(b) A physician who performs an abortion intentionally or knowingly in violation of section 1(a)(1)(D) or 4 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally performs an abortion in violation of section 1.1 of this chapter commits a Class A infraction.

(d) A woman upon whom a partial birth abortion is performed may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate section 1(b) of this chapter.

(e) A woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion is performed may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate section 1(c) of this chapter.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.