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Ohio Abortion Laws

Code Section
2919.11 to 18

Statutory Definition of Illegal Abortion
(1) Failure to obtain informed consent; (2) taking life of fetus born alive or failing to provide reasonable medical attention to same; after viability, purposeful termination of a human pregnancy by any person, including the mother herself, with the intention other than to produce a live birth or remove a dead fetus

Statutory Definition of Legal Abortion
Performed or induced by a physician who determines in good faith that the fetus is not viable or to prevent the death or serious bodily injury of the pregnant woman

Penalty
Violators guilty of unlawful abortion: first degree misdemeanor; second violation: fourth degree felony; purposely terminating child born alive or failing to take measures to save its life: guilty of abortion manslaughter, first degree felony

Consent
Informed consent of mother; if mother is unemancipated minor, parental informed consent also required with 24 hrs. “actual notice”; court may authorize minor to consent without parental notification; other family members over 21 may issue consent if minor in danger of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from parent; constructive notice (of at least 48 hrs.) by both certified and ordinary mail allowed if parents or family members cannot be reached with reasonable effort

Residency
N/A

License
Licensed physician


Inside Ohio Abortion Laws