§ 16-34-2-7 — Performance of unlawful abortion; offense

Indiana § 16-34-2-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 34: ABORTION
• Ch. 2: Requirements for Performance of Abortion; Criminal

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(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.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 35-1-58.5-4.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.187-1995, SEC.6; P.L.145-1997, SEC.4; P.L.158-2013, SEC.235; P.L.93-2019, SEC.5; P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.28.