Indiana Statutes
§ 35-41-3-12 — Defense to crime involving the death of or injury to a fetus; exceptions
Indiana § 35-41-3-12
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Bluebook
Ind. Code § 35-41-3-12 (2026).
Text
(a)It is a defense to any crime involving the
death of or injury to a fetus that the defendant was a pregnant woman
who committed the unlawful act with the intent to terminate her
pregnancy.
(b)Except as provided in subsection (c), it is a defense to any crime
involving the death of or injury to a fetus that the mother of the fetus
requested that the defendant terminate her pregnancy, and that the
death or injury to the fetus was the result of the defendant's termination
or attempted termination of her pregnancy.
(c)Subsection (b) is not a defense to:
(1)performing an unlawful abortion under IC 16-34-2-7; or
(2)feticide (IC 35-42-1-6).
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.48.
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Bluebook (online)
Indiana § 35-41-3-12, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/in/35-41-3-12.