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Section 2151.85 | Unmarried, unemancipated minor may seek abortion without notice to parent, guardian or custodian.

...nemancipated and who wishes to have an abortion without the notification of her parents, guardian, or custodian may file a complaint in the juvenile court of the county in which she has a residence or legal settlement or in the juvenile court of any county that borders to any extent the county in which she has a residence or legal settlement requesting the issuance of an order authorizing her to consent to the ...

Section 2317.56 | Information provided before abortion procedure.

...mediate performance or inducement of an abortion. (3) "Probable gestational age of the zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus" means the gestational age that, in the judgment of a physician, is, with reasonable probability, the gestational age of the zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus at the time that the physician informs a pregnant woman pursuant to division (B)(1)(b) of this section. (B) Except when there is a...

Section 2919.12 | Unlawful abortion.

...A) No person shall perform or induce an abortion without the informed consent of the pregnant woman. (B)(1)(a) No person shall knowingly perform or induce an abortion upon a woman who is pregnant, unmarried, under eighteen years of age, and unemancipated unless at least one of the following applies: (i) Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, the person has given at least twenty-four hours actual notice, in per...

Section 2919.121 | Unlawful abortion upon minor.

...on shall knowingly perform or induce an abortion upon a pregnant minor unless one of the following is the case: (1) The attending physician has secured the informed written consent of the minor and one parent, guardian, or custodian; (2) The minor is emancipated and the attending physician has received her written informed consent; (3) The minor has been authorized to consent to the abortion by a court order i...

Section 2919.123 | Unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug.

... another for the purpose of inducing an abortion in any person or enabling the other person to induce an abortion in any person, unless the person who gives, sells, dispenses, administers, or otherwise provides the RU-486 (mifepristone) is a physician, the physician satisfies all the criteria established by federal law that a physician must satisfy in order to provide RU-486 (mifepristone) for inducing abortions, and...

Section 2919.17 | Terminating or attempting to terminate human pregnancy after viability.

...duce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman when the unborn child is viable. (B)(1) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (A) of this section that the abortion was performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced by a physician and that the physician determined, in the physician's good faith medical judgment, based on the facts known to the physician at t...

Section 2919.201 | Abortion after gestational age of 20 weeks.

...rposely attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman when the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is twenty weeks or greater. (B)(1) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (A) of this section that the abortion was purposely performed or induced or purposely attempted to be performed or induced by a physician and that the physician determined, in the physician's reason...

Section 3701.034 | Restrictions regarding use of certain federal funds.

...mitted infections. (7) "Nontherapeutic abortion" has the same meaning as in section 9.04 of the Revised Code. (8) "Promote" means to advocate for, assist with, encourage, or popularize through advertising or publicity. (B) The department of health shall ensure that all funds it receives through the Violence Against Women Act to distribute as grants for the purpose of education and prevention of violence against wo...

Section 3701.79 | Physician, hospital, and department abortion reports.

...d 3701.792 of the Revised Code : (1) "Abortion" has the same meaning as in section 2919.11 of the Revised Code. (2) "Abortion report" means a form completed pursuant to division (C) of this section. (3) "Ambulatory surgical facility" has the same meaning as in section 3702.30 of the Revised Code. (4) "Department" means the department of health. (5) "Hospital" means any building, structure, institution, or p...

Section 3701.791 | Notice to be posted where abortions performed.

...ediate performance or inducement of an abortion. (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, an office or facility at which abortions are performed or induced shall post the notice described in division (C) of this section in a conspicuous location in an area of the office or facility that is accessible to all patients, employees, and visitors. The notice shall be displayed on a poster with dimens...

Section 3701.792 | Child survival form.

...ach time a child is born alive after an abortion or attempted abortion. In developing the form, the director may consult with obstetricians, maternal-fetal specialists, or any other professionals the director considers appropriate. The form shall include areas for all of the following to be provided: (1) The patient number for the woman on whom the abortion was performed or attempted; (2) The name, primary busine...

Section 5101.56 | Use of state or local funds for abortion services.

...e used for payment or reimbursement for abortion services unless the certification required by division (C) of this section is made and one of the following circumstances exists: (1) The woman has a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of de...

Section 5101.804 | Ohio parenting and pregnancy program.

...dbirth, parenting, and alternatives to abortion; (2) Meet one or more of the four purposes of the temporary assistance for needy families block grant as specified in 42 U.S.C. 601. (B) To the extent permitted by federal law, the department of job and family services may provide funds under the program to entities with which the department enters into agreements under division (B)(3) of section 5101.801 of the...

Section 2919.124 | Unlawful performance of a drug-induced abortion.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Abortion-inducing drug" means a drug or regimen of drugs that causes the termination of a clinically diagnosable pregnancy, including any drug identified in section 2919.123 of the Revised Code. (2) "Physician" has the same meaning as in section 2305.113 of the Revised Code. (3) "Professionally licensed person" has the same meaning as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. (...

Section 2919.15 | Dismemberment abortion.

... used in this section: "Dismemberment abortion" means, with the purpose of causing the death of an unborn child, to dismember a living unborn child and extract the unborn child one piece at a time from the uterus through use of clamps, grasping forceps, tongs, scissors, or similar instruments that, through the convergence of two rigid levers, slice, crush, or grasp a portion of the unborn child's body to cut or rip...

Section 2919.194 | Procedures after detection of fetal heartbeat.

...son who intends to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman has determined, under section 2919.192 of the Revised Code, that the unborn human individual the pregnant woman is carrying has a detectable heartbeat, the person shall not, except as provided in division (B) of this section, perform or induce the abortion without meeting all of the following requirements and without at least twenty-four hours elap...

Section 2919.13 | Abortion manslaughter; failure to render medical care to an infant born alive; civil action.

...e the life of a child born by attempted abortion who is alive when removed from the uterus of the pregnant woman. (B) No person who performs an abortion shall purposely fail to take the measures required by the exercise of medical judgment in light of the attending circumstances to preserve the health or life of a child who is alive when removed from the uterus of the pregnant woman. (C)(1) Whoever violates divis...

Section 2317.561 | View of ultrasound image of fetus prior to abortion.

...to the performance or inducement of an abortion or the physician performing or inducing the abortion determines that an ultrasound examination will be performed as part of the abortion procedure, the physician shall do both of the following prior to the performance or inducement of the abortion: (A) Provide the pregnant woman receiving the abortion the opportunity to view the active ultrasound image of the em...

Section 2919.10 | Abortion related to finding of down syndrome.

...duce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman if the person has knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion, in whole or in part, because of any of the following: (1) A test result indicating Down syndrome in an unborn child; (2) A prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome in an unborn child; (3) Any other reason to believe that an unborn child has Down syndrome. (C) Whoever violate...

Section 2919.196 | Documentation of reasons for abortion.

...(A) A person who performs or induces an abortion on a pregnant woman shall do whichever of the following is applicable: (1) If a purported reason for the abortion is to preserve the health of the pregnant woman, the person shall specify in a written document the medical condition that the abortion is asserted to address and the medical rationale for the person's conclusion that the abortion is necessary to address ...

Section 9.04 | State funds for nontherapeutic abortion benefits.

... in this section: (1) "Nontherapeutic abortion" means an abortion that is performed or induced when the life of the mother would not be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or when the pregnancy of the mother was not the result of rape or incest reported to a law enforcement agency. (2) "Policy, contract, or plan" means a policy, contract, or plan of one or more insurance companies, medical care corp...

Section 2919.193 | Determination of detectable fetal heartbeat; penalties.

... and purposefully perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman before determining in accordance with division (A) of section 2919.192 of the Revised Code whether the unborn human individual the pregnant woman is carrying has a detectable heartbeat. Whoever violates this division is guilty of performing or inducing an abortion before determining whether there is a detectable fetal heartbeat, a felony of the fi...

Section 2919.205 | Construction of laws.

...wise, any law regulating or restricting abortion. An abortion that complies with the provisions of those sections as amended or enacted by this bill but violates the provisions of any otherwise applicable provision of state law shall be deemed unlawful as provided in such provision. An abortion that complies with the provisions of state law regulating or restricting abortion but violates the provisions of those secti...

Section 3701.046 | Grants for women's health services - application.

...ealth services shall be used to provide abortion services. None of the funds received through these grants shall be used for counseling for or referrals for abortion, except in the case of a medical emergency. These funds shall be distributed by the director to programs that the department of health determines will provide services that are physically and financially separate from abortion-providing and abortion-prom...

Section 4731.22 | Disciplinary actions.

...n 3701.79 of the Revised Code or of any abortion rule adopted by the director of health pursuant to section 3701.341 of the Revised Code; (22) Any of the following actions taken by an agency responsible for authorizing, certifying, or regulating an individual to practice a health care occupation or provide health care services in this state or another jurisdiction, for any reason other than the nonpayment of fees:...

Section 4731.91 | No requirement for abortions.

...ivate hospital is required to permit an abortion. (B) No public hospital, public hospital director, or governing board of a public hospital is required to permit an abortion. (C) Refusal to permit an abortion is not grounds for civil liability nor a basis for disciplinary or other recriminatory action. (D) No person is required to perform or participate in medical procedures which result in abortion, and refusal t...

Section 2307.46 | Request for confidentiality by woman bringing civil action based on abortion.

... of the performance or inducement of an abortion or suffered as a result of an attempt to perform or induce an abortion, the woman upon whom the abortion was allegedly performed, induced, or attempted, at the time of the filing of the complaint in the civil action, may file a motion with the court requesting that her identity only be revealed to the defendant and to the court and that in all other respects the civil ...

Section 2307.54 | Civil action for abortion after 20 weeks.

...evised Code. (B) A woman upon whom an abortion is purposely performed or induced or purposely attempted to be performed or induced, or the father of the unborn child who was the subject of such an abortion, in violation of division (E) of section 2919.201 of the Revised Code, has and may commence a civil action for compensatory damages, punitive or exemplary damages if authorized by section 2315.21 of the Revised C...

Section 2919.16 | Post-viability abortion definitions.

...ediate performance or inducement of an abortion in order to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to avoid a serious risk of the substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman that delay in the performance or inducement of the abortion would create. (G) "Physician" has the same meaning as in section 2305.113 of the Revised Code. (H) "Pregnant" means the human fem...

Section 2919.171 | Physician's report to department on attempted or completed abortions.

...ces or attempts to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman shall submit a report to the department of health in accordance with the forms, rules, and regulations adopted by the department that includes all of the information the physician is required to certify in writing or determine under section 2919.17, section 2919.18, divisions (A) and (C) of section 2919.192, division (C) of section 2919.193, divisio...

Section 2919.18 | Failure to perform viability testing.

...duce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman after the beginning of the twentieth week of gestation unless, prior to the performance or inducement of the abortion or the attempt to perform or induce the abortion, the physician determines, in the physician's good faith medical judgment, that the unborn child is not viable, and the physician makes that determination after performing a medi...

Section 2919.195 | Performance of abortion after detection of fetal heartbeat; penalty.

...y and purposefully perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman with the specific intent of causing or abetting the termination of the life of the unborn human individual the pregnant woman is carrying and whose fetal heartbeat has been detected in accordance with division (A) of section 2919.192 of the Revised Code. Whoever violates this division is guilty of performing or inducing an abortion after the detec...

Section 2919.20 | Definitions.

...mediate performance or inducement of an abortion in order to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to avoid a serious risk of the substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman that delay in the performance or inducement of the abortion would create. (C) "Pain-capable unborn child" means an unborn child of a probable post-fertilization age of twenty weeks or more. (D...

Section 2919.203 | Determination of gestational age; violation.

...rposely attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman after the unborn child reaches the probable post-fertilization age of twenty weeks unless, prior to the performance or inducement of the abortion or the attempt to perform or induce the abortion, the physician determines, in the physician's reasonable medical judgment, the unborn child's probable post-fertilization age. The physician shall make tha...

Section 3313.60 | Prescribed curriculum.

...motes, counsels, or makes referrals for abortion or abortion-related services. Upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in child sexual abuse prevention. (e) In grades kindergarten through six, instruction in personal safety and assault prevention, except that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused fro...

Section 3701.65 | Choose life fund.

... Is not involved or associated with any abortion activities, including counseling for or referrals to abortion clinics, providing medical abortion-related procedures, or pro-abortion advertising; (6) Does not discriminate in its provision of any services on the basis of race, religion, color, age, marital status, national origin, disability, gender, or age; (7) If the organization is applying for funding in a cou...

Section 3727.60 | Prohibitions for public hospitals regarding nontherapeutic abortions.

... the Revised Code. (2) "Nontherapeutic abortion" has the same meaning as in section 9.04 of the Revised Code. (3) "Political subdivision" means any body corporate and politic that is responsible for governmental activities in a geographic area smaller than the state. (4) "Public hospital" means a hospital registered with the department of health under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code that is owned, leased,...

Section 4112.01 | Civil rights commission definitions.

...o pay for health insurance benefits for abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or except where medical complications have arisen from the abortion, provided that nothing in this division precludes an employer from providing abortion benefits or otherwise affects bargaining agreements in regard to abortion.

Section 5101.55 | Abortion.

...ic agency or any person to submit to an abortion. (B) The refusal of any person to submit to an abortion or to give consent therefor shall not result in the loss of public assistance benefits or any other rights or privileges. (C) State or local public funds shall not be used to subsidize an abortion, except as provided in section 5101.56 of the Revised Code.

Section 2305.11 | Time limitations for bringing certain actions.

...rued. (B) A civil action for unlawful abortion pursuant to section 2919.12 of the Revised Code, a civil action authorized by division (H) of section 2317.56 of the Revised Code, a civil action pursuant to division (B) of section 2307.52 of the Revised Code for terminating or attempting to terminate a human pregnancy after viability in violation of division (A) of section 2919.17 of the Revised Code, and a civil act...

Section 2307.53 | Civil action for damages for dismemberment abortion or partial birth feticide.

...d in this section: (1) "D ismemberment abortion" has the same meaning as in section 2919.15 of the Revised Code. (2) "Frivolous conduct" has the same meaning as in section 2323.51 of the Revised Code. (3) "Partial birth procedure" has the same meaning as in section 2919.151 of the Revised Code. (B) A woman upon whom a partial birth procedure is performed in violation of division (B) or (C) of section 2919.151 ...

Section 2505.073 | Appeal denial of abortion by minor.

... to the performance or inducement of an abortion without the notification of her parent, guardian, or custodian, and the appellant and any other person may rely on the constructive order to the same extent as if the court actually had entered a judgment under this section authorizing the appellant to consent to the performance or inducement of an abortion without such notification. In the interest of justice, the co...

Section 2901.01 | General provisions definitions.

...man or her physician from performing an abortion with the consent of the pregnant woman, with the consent of the pregnant woman implied by law in a medical emergency, or with the approval of one otherwise authorized by law to consent to medical treatment on behalf of the pregnant woman. An abortion that violates the conditions described in the immediately preceding sentence may be punished as a violation of section 2...

Section 2903.09 | Unlawful termination of another's pregnancy.

...man or her physician from performing an abortion with the actual consent of the pregnant woman, with the consent of the pregnant woman implied by law in a medical emergency, or with the approval of one otherwise authorized by law to consent to medical treatment on behalf of the pregnant woman. An abortion that violates the conditions described in the immediately preceding sentence may be punished as a violation of se...

Section 2919.101 | Abortion report.

...(A) In the abortion report required under section 3701.79 of the Revised Code, the attending physician shall indicate that the attending physician does not have knowledge that the pregnant woman was seeking the abortion, in whole or in part, because of any of the following: (1) A test result indicating Down syndrome in an unborn child; (2) A prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome in an unborn child; (3) Any other rea...

Section 2919.11 | Abortion defined.

...As used in the Revised Code, "abortion" means the purposeful termination of a human pregnancy by any person, including the pregnant woman herself, with an intention other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus or embryo. Abortion is the practice of medicine or surgery for the purposes of section 4731.41 of the Revised Code.

Section 2919.151 | Partial birth feticide.

...ibit the suction curettage procedure of abortion or the suction aspiration procedure of abortion. (G) This section does not apply to any person who performs or attempts to perform a legal abortion if the act that causes the death of the fetus is performed prior to the fetus being partially born even though the death of the fetus occurs after it is partially born.

Section 2919.202 | Report by physician.

...ces or attempts to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman shall submit a report to the department of health in accordance with the forms, rules, and regulations adopted by the department that includes all of the information the physician is required to certify in writing or determine under sections 2919.201 and 2919.203 of the Revised Code. (B) By the thirtieth day of September of each year, the departm...

Section 3701.341 | Rules relating to abortions.

...sed Code, shall adopt rules relating to abortions and the following subjects: (1) Post-abortion procedures to protect the health of the pregnant woman; (2) Pathological reports; (3) Humane disposition of the product of human conception; (4) Counseling. (B) The director of health shall implement the rules and shall apply to the court of common pleas for temporary or permanent injunctions restraining a violat...

Section 3726.01 | Definitions.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Abortion facility" means any of the following in which abortions are induced or performed: (1) Ambulatory surgical facility as defined in section 3702.30 of the Revised Code; (2) Any other facility in which abortion is legally provided. (B) "Cremation" has the same meaning as in section 4717.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Fetal remains" means the product of human conception that ...

Section 3726.04 | Exercise of rights by adult or minor pregnant woman.

...location other than one provided by the abortion facility. (2) If a pregnant woman does not desire to exercise the rights under division (A) of section 3726.03 of the Revised Code, the abortion facility shall determine whether final disposition shall be by cremation or interment. (B)(1) A pregnant woman who is under eighteen years of age, unmarried, and unemancipated shall obtain parental consent from one of the ...

Section 3726.09 | Payment of fetal remains disposition costs.

...ded in division (B) of this section, an abortion facility shall pay for and provide for the cremation or interment of the fetal remains from a surgical abortion performed at that facility. (B) If the disposition determination made under division (A)(1) of section 3726.04 or 3726.041 of the Revised Code identifies a location for final disposition other than one provided by the abortion facility, the pregnant woman i...

Section 3726.11 | Abortion facility maintain documentation of disposition date and method.

...An abortion facility shall maintain evidentiary documentation demonstrating the date and method of the disposition of fetal remains from surgical abortions performed or induced in the facility.

Section 3726.12 | Abortion facility written policy and procedures for cremation or interment.

...An abortion facility shall have written policies and procedures regarding cremation or interment of fetal remains from surgical abortions performed or induced in the facility.

Section 3726.13 | Abortion facility maintain list of disposition locations.

...An abortion facility shall develop and maintain a written list of locations at which it provides or arranges for the final disposition of fetal remains from surgical abortions.

Section 3901.87 | No coverage for nontherapeutic abortion.

...l provide coverage for a nontherapeutic abortion. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Nontherapeutic abortion" has the same meaning as in section 9.04 of the Revised Code. (2) "Qualified health plan" means any qualified health plan as defined in section 1301 of the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," 42 U.S.C. 18021, offered in this state through an exchange created under that act.

Section 5101.57 | Use of public facilities for nontheurapeutic abortions prohibited.

...in this section: (1) "Nontherapeutic abortion" has the same meaning as in section 124.85 of the Revised Code. (2) "Political subdivision" means any body corporate and politic that is responsible for governmental activities in a geographic area smaller than the state, except that "political subdivision" does not include either of the following: (a) A municipal corporation; (b) A county that has adopted a cha...

Section 2151.421 | Reporting child abuse or neglect.

...lient's or patient's attempt to have an abortion without the notification of her parents, guardian, or custodian in accordance with section 2151.85 of the Revised Code. (4)(a) No cleric and no person, other than a volunteer, designated by any church, religious society, or faith acting as a leader, official, or delegate on behalf of the church, religious society, or faith who is acting in an official or professiona...

Section 2307.52 | Civil action for damages for terminating or attempting termination of pregnancy after viability.

...Revised Code. (B) A woman upon whom an abortion is purposely performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced in violation of division (A) of section 2919.17 of the Revised Code has and may commence a civil action for compensatory damages, punitive or exemplary damages if authorized by section 2315.21 of the Revised Code, and court costs and reasonable attorney's fees against the person who purpose...

Section 2701.15 | Court may not order abortion.

...l be ordered by a court to submit to an abortion.

Section 2919.14 | Abortion trafficking.

...ever violates this section is guilty of abortion trafficking, a misdemeanor of the first degree.

Section 2919.19 | Definitions for ORC sections 2919.191 to 2919.1910.

...ority of states to prohibit or regulate abortion entirely or in part, or the effective date of an amendment to the United States Constitution restoring, expanding, or clarifying the authority of states to prohibit or regulate abortion entirely or in part, the attorney general may apply to the pertinent state or federal court for either or both of the following: (a) A declaration that any one or more sections speci...

Section 2919.198 | Immunity of pregnant woman.

...A pregnant woman on whom an abortion is performed or induced in violation of section 2919.193, 2919.194, or 2919.195 of the Revised Code is not guilty of violating any of those sections; is not guilty of attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or complicity in committing a violation of any of those sections; and is not subject to a civil penalty based on the abortion being performed or induced in violation of an...

Section 2919.199 | Civil action for wrongful death of unborn child.

...r unborn child: (1) A woman on whom an abortion was performed or induced in violation of division (A) of section 2919.193 or division (A) of section 2919.195 of the Revised Code; (2) A woman on whom an abortion was performed or induced who was not given the information described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of section 2919.194 of the Revised Code or who did not sign a form described in division (A)(3) of section 291...

Section 3314.0310 | Child sexual abuse prevention.

...motes, counsels, or makes referrals for abortion or abortion-related services. Upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in child sexual abuse prevention. (B)(1) If a community school serves students in any of grades seven through twelve, the school's curriculum for those grades shall include developmentally appropriate instruction in sexual violenc...

Section 3326.091 | Child sexual abuse prevention.

...motes, counsels, or makes referrals for abortion or abortion-related services. Upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in child sexual abuse prevention. (B)(1) If a STEM school serves students in any of grades seven through twelve, the school's curriculum for those grades shall include developmentally appropriate instruction in sexual violence pre...

Section 3701.511 | Use of program funds to counsel or refer for abortion.

...e shall be used to counsel or refer for abortion, except in the case of a medical emergency.

Section 3726.02 | Fetal remains disposition by cremation or interment.

...sition of fetal remains from a surgical abortion at an abortion facility shall be by cremation or interment. (B) The cremation of fetal remains under division (A) of this section shall be in a crematory facility, in compliance with Chapter 4717. of the Revised Code. (C) As used in this section, "crematory facility" has the same meaning as in section 4717.01 of the Revised Code.

Section 3726.03 | Pregnant woman rights for fetal remains disposition.

...(A) A pregnant woman who has a surgical abortion has the right to determine both of the following regarding the fetal remains: (1) Whether the final disposition shall be by cremation or interment; (2) The location for the final disposition. (B) A pregnant woman who has a surgical abortion shall be provided with a notification form described in division (A) of section 3726.14 of the Revised Code.

Section 3726.05 | Release of fetal remains after disposition determination.

...An abortion facility may not release fetal remains from a surgical abortion, or arrange for the cremation or interment of such fetal remains, until it obtains a final disposition determination made, and if applicable, the consent made, under section 3726.04 or 3726.041 of the Revised Code.

Section 3726.14 | Rulemaking authority of Director of Health.

...orming pregnant women who seek surgical abortions of the following: (1) The right to determine final disposition of fetal remains under division (A) of section 3726.03 of the Revised Code; (2) The available options for locations and methods for the disposition of fetal remains. (B) The consent form for purposes of section 3726.04 or 3726.041 of the Revised Code; (C)(1) A detachable supplemental form to the fo...

Section 4501.21 | License plate contribution fund.

... and shall not use any of the money for abortion information, counseling, services, or other abortion-related activities. The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.492 of the Revised Code to the organization cancer support community central Ohio, which shall deposit the money into the Sheryl L. Kraner Fund of that organization. Cancer support community central Ohio s...

Section 4723.151 | Unlicensed practice.

... drug or device to perform or induce an abortion, or to otherwise perform or induce an abortion.

Section 4723.28 | Disciplinary actions.

... drug or device to perform or induce an abortion, or otherwise performing or inducing an abortion; (31) Failure to establish and maintain professional boundaries with a patient, as specified in rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code; (32) Regardless of whether the contact or verbal behavior is consensual, engaging with a patient other than the spouse of the registered nurse, licensed practical ...

Section 4723.44 | Unauthorized practice.

... drug or device to perform or induce an abortion, or otherwise perform or induce an abortion. (C) No person shall knowingly employ a person to engage in the practice of nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse unless the person so employed holds a current, valid license and designation issued by the board under this chapter to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse in the specialty indicated by th...

Section 4730.02 | Prohibited acts.

... drug or device to perform or induce an abortion, or otherwise perform or induce an abortion. (F) No person shall advertise to provide services as a physician assistant, except for the purpose of seeking employment. (G) No person practicing as a physician assistant shall fail to wear at all times when on duty a placard, plate, or other device identifying that person as a "physician assistant." (H) Division (A) ...

Section 4730.03 | Construction and application.

... drug or device to perform or induce an abortion, or as otherwise authorizing a physician assistant to perform or induce an abortion.

Section 4730.25 | Disciplinary actions.

... drug or device to perform or induce an abortion, or otherwise performing or inducing an abortion; (25) Failure to comply with section 4730.53 of the Revised Code, unless the board no longer maintains a drug database pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code; (26) Failure to comply with the requirements in section 3719.061 of the Revised Code before issuing for a minor a prescription for an opioid analges...

Section 9.041 | Childbirth preferred over abortion.

...state of Ohio to prefer childbirth over abortion to the extent that is constitutionally permissible.

Section 2305.116 | No cause of action for failure to perform abortion.

...(A) No person has a civil action or may receive an award of damages in a civil action, and no other person shall be liable in a civil action, upon a medical claim that because of an act or omission by the other person the person was not aborted. (B) No person has a civil action or may receive an award of damages in a civil action, and no other person shall be liable in a civil action, upon a medical claim that becau...

Section 2919.122 | Application of unlawful abortion on a minor law.

...Section 2919.121 of the Revised Code applies in lieu of division (B) of section 2919.12 of the Revised Code whenever its operation is not enjoined. If section 2919.121 of the Revised Code is enjoined, division (B) of section 2919.12 of the Revised Code applies. If a person complies with the requirements of division (B) of section 2919.12 of the Revised Code under the good faith belief that the application or enforce...

Section 2919.192 | Determination of presence of fetal heartbeat.

...son who intends to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman shall determine whether there is a detectable fetal heartbeat of the unborn human individual the pregnant woman is carrying. The method of determining the presence of a fetal heartbeat shall be consistent with the person's good faith understanding of standard medical practice, provided that if rules have been adopted under division (B) of this secti...

Section 3702.30 | Ambulatory surgical facilities.

...gical facility that performs or induces abortions shall comply with section 3701.791 of the Revised Code. (H) The following entities are not required to obtain a license as a freestanding diagnostic imaging center issued under this section: (1) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code that provides diagnostic imaging; (2) An entity that is reviewed as part of a hospital accreditation or c...

Section 3726.10 | Fetal remains disposition documented in pregnant woman's medical records.

...An abortion facility shall document in the pregnant woman's medical record the final disposition determination made, and if applicable, the consent made, under section 3726.04 or 3726.041 of the Revised Code.

Section 3726.15 | Immunity for person burying of cremating fetal remains.

... cremates fetal remains from a surgical abortion is not liable for or subject to damages in any civil action, prosecution in any criminal proceeding, or professional disciplinary action related to the disposal of fetal remains, if that person does all of the following: (A) Acts in good faith compliance with this chapter and, if applicable, section 4717.271 of the Revised Code; (B) Receives a copy of a properly ex...

Section 3726.95 | Pregnant women not guilty of crime.

...A pregnant woman who has a surgical abortion, the fetal remains from which are not disposed of in compliance with this chapter, is not guilty of committing, attempting to commit, complicity in the commission of, or conspiracy in the commission of a violation of section 3726.99 of the Revised Code.

Section 4717.271 | Crematory operator requirements for fetal remains.

...ator that cremates fetal remains for an abortion facility under Chapter 3726. of the Revised Code. (A) A crematory operator shall not do any of the following: (1) Cremate fetal remains without receiving a copy of a properly executed detachable supplemental form described in division (C)(1) of section 3726.14 of the Revised Code; (2) Dispose of the cremated fetal remains by a means other than one of the followin...

Section 4723.50 | Administrative rules for prescribing drugs and therapeutic devices.

... drug or device to perform or induce an abortion; (2) A drug or device prohibited by federal or state law. (C) In addition to the rules described in division (B) of this section, the board shall adopt rules under this section that do the following: (1) Establish standards for board approval of the course of study in advanced pharmacology and related topics required by section 4723.482 of the Revised Code; ...

Section 4730.39 | Rules governing physician-delegated prescriptive authority.

... drug or device to perform or induce an abortion; (3) Standards and procedures to be followed by a physician assistant in personally furnishing samples of drugs or complete or partial supplies of drugs to patients under section 4730.43 of the Revised Code; (4) Any other requirements the board considers necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter regarding physician-delegated prescriptive authority.

Section 4730.42 | Supervising physician's delegation authority - limitations.

...hat may be used to perform or induce an abortion. (2) The supervising physician shall not grant physician-delegated prescriptive authority in a manner that exceeds the supervising physician's prescriptive authority, including the physician's authority to treat chronic pain with controlled substances and products containing tramadol as described in section 4731.052 of the Revised Code. (3) The supervising physician ...

Section 4731.911 | Physician responsibilities in a non-hospital setting.

...A physician who performs or attempts an abortion in an ambulatory surgical facility or other location that is not a hospital and in which a child is born alive shall immediately take the following steps upon the child's birth: (1) Provide post-birth care to the newborn in accordance with prevailing and acceptable standards of care; (2) Call for assistance from an emergency medical services provider; (3) Arrange...

Section 4734.15 | Scope of practice of chiropractic - permissible titles.

...tic does not include the performance of abortions. (B) A chiropractor who holds a valid certificate to practice acupuncture issued under section 4734.283 of the Revised Code is authorized to perform acupuncture. (C) A chiropractor who is an animal chiropractic practitioner, as defined in section 4734.151 of the Revised Code, may practice animal chiropractic in accordance with that section. (D) An individual ho...

Section 3726.041 | Exercise of rights involving multiple zygotes, blastocytes, embryos, or fetuses.

...(A) A pregnant woman who is carrying more than one zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus, who desires to exercise the rights under division (A) of section 3726.03 of the Revised Code, shall complete one form under division (A)(1) of section 3726.04 of the Revised Code for each zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus that will be aborted. (B) A pregnant woman who obtains parental consent under division (B)(1) of section...

Section 3726.042 | Disposition for each zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus.

...A form used under section 3726.04 of the Revised Code that covers more than one zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus that will be aborted is invalid.

Section 3726.16 | Applicability of conflicting laws or regulations.

...Except for the requirements of section 3705.20 of the Revised Code, no conflicting provision of the Revised Code or conflicting procedure of an agency or board shall apply regarding a person who buries or cremates fetal remains in accordance with section 3726.15 of the Revised Code.

Section 3726.99 | Prohibition and penalty for fetal remains disposition compliance failure.

...(A) No person shall fail to comply with section 3726.02, 3726.05, 3726.10, or 3726.11 of the Revised Code. (B) Whoever knowingly violates division (A) of this section is guilty of failure to dispose of fetal remains humanely, a misdemeanor of the first degree.