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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 797
ABORTION
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F.S. 797.03
797.03 Prohibited acts; penalties.—
(1) It is unlawful for any person to perform or assist in performing an abortion on a person, except in an emergency care situation, other than in a validly licensed hospital or abortion clinic or in a physician’s office.
(2) It is unlawful for any person or public body to establish, conduct, manage, or operate an abortion clinic without a valid current license.
(3) It is unlawful for any person to perform or assist in performing an abortion on a person during viability or in the third trimester other than in a hospital.
(4) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 10, ch. 78-382; s. 4, ch. 2014-137.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 797.03
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S797.03 - ABORTION - UNLAWFULLY PERFORM OR ASSIST IN - M: S

Cases Citing Statute 797.03

Total Results: 2

Young v. ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER

653 So. 2d 499, 1995 WL 234614

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 24, 1995 | Docket: 552214

Cited 2 times | Published

to protect unborn children can be found in section 797.03(3), proscribing any person from performing

Pendergraft v. Department of Health, Board of Medicine

19 So. 3d 392, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 8694, 2009 WL 1883893

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 2, 2009 | Docket: 1651187

Cited 1 times | Published

found that Dr. Pendergraft's conduct violated section 797.03(3), Florida Statutes (2005), which prohibits