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Ind. Code § 16-18-2-1 (2026)

"Abortion"

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     Sec. 1. "Abortion" means the termination of human pregnancy with an intention other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus. The term includes abortions by surgical procedures and by abortion inducing drugs.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 35-1-58.5-1(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.136-2013, SEC.1.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2007–2019 · leading case: Purvi Patel v. State of Indiana, 60 N.E.3d 1041 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016).
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Purvi Patel v. State of Indiana, 60 N.E.3d 1041 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Indiana Code Section 16-18-2-1 defines abortion for purposes of Title 16 as “the termination of human pregnancy with an intention other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus.”
Woodruff v. Wilson, 484 F. Supp. 2d 876 (S.D. Ind. 2007). · cites it 2× “Ind.Code § 16-18-2-1; 410 IAC § 16.2-3.1-2.”
Whole Woman's Health All. v. Hill, 388 F. Supp. 3d 1010 (2019). · cites it 7× “Acts 1897 , 1899, 1900 (codified at Ind. Code §§ 16-18-2-1 .5, 16-21-2-2(4) ).”
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