Indiana § 16-34-2-1.2 Physician's duty to inform women in medical emergency of necessity
for abortion

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-34-2-1.2 — Physician's duty to inform women in medical emergency of necessity for abortion

Indiana § 16-34-2-1.2

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 34ABORTION

Ch. 2Requirements for Performance of Abortion; Criminal

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Ind. Code § 16-34-2-1.2 (2026).

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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.

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