§ 22 §1599-A — Informed consent to abortion

1.
Consent by the woman.
A health care professional, as defined in section 1596, subsection 1, paragraph C, may not perform an abortion unless, prior to the performance, the health care professional certifies in writing that the woman gave her informed written consent, freely and without coercion.
2.
Informed consent.
To ensure that the consent for an abortion is truly informed consent, the health care professional, as defined in section 1596, subsection 1, paragraph C, shall inform the woman, in a manner that in the health care professional's professional judgment is not misleading and that will be understood by the patient, of at least the following:

Legislative History

PL 1993, c. 61, §4 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 262, §6 (AMD).