Section 16-34-2-7 - Performance of unlawful abortion; offense(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.
Amended by P.L. 179-2022SP1,SEC. 28, eff. 9/15/2022.Amended by P.L. 93-2019,SEC. 5, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 235, eff. 7/1/2014.As added by P.L. 2-1993, SEC.17. Amended by P.L. 187-1995, SEC.6; P.L. 145-1997, SEC.4.