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Ind. Code § 16-34-4-9 (2026)

Penalties for performing a prohibited abortion; prohibition on prosecuting a woman on whom a prohibited abortion is performed

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     Sec. 9. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally performs an abortion in violation of this chapter may be subject to:

(1) disciplinary sanctions under IC 25-1-9; and

(2) civil liability for wrongful death.

     (b) A pregnant woman upon whom an abortion is performed in violation of this chapter may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate this chapter.

As added by P.L.213-2016, SEC.22.

 

IC 16-34-5Chapter 5. Repealed

Repealed by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.36.

 

IC 16-34-6Chapter 6. Coerced Abortions

 

           16-34-6-1"Abortion"
           16-34-6-2"Mandatory reporter"
           16-34-6-3"Physician"
           16-34-6-4"Reproductive health care facility"
           16-34-6-5Prohibition on coercing a pregnant woman to have an abortion
           16-34-6-6Reporting alleged or suspected coercion; investigation; employing a mandatory reporter

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2016–2017 · leading case: Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky, Inc. v. Comm'r, Indiana State Dep't of Health, 265 F. Supp. 3d 859 (S.D. Ind. 2017).
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Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky, Inc. v. Comm'r, Indiana State Dep't of Health, 265 F. Supp. 3d 859 (S.D. Ind. 2017). · cites it 2× “” Ind. Code § 16-34-4-9 (a). Not only does HEA 1337 preclude abortions sought solely for one of the enumerated reasons, but the associated information dissemination- provision requires abortion providers to inform their patients of the anti-discrimination provisions.”
Purvi Patel v. State of Indiana, 60 N.E.3d 1041 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “See Ind.Code § 16-34-4-9(b) (“A pregnant woman upon whom an abortion is performed in violation of this chapter may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate this chapter.”
Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky, Inc. v. Comm'r, 194 F. Supp. 3d 818 (S.D. Ind. 2016). · cites it 2× “” Ind. Code § 16-34-4-9 (a). Not only does HEA 1337 preclude abortions sought solely for one of the enumerated reasons, but the information dissemination provision requires abortion providers to inform their patients of the anti-discrimination provisions.”
— Ind. Code § 16-34-4-9(b) — 1 case
Purvi Patel v. State of Indiana, 60 N.E.3d 1041 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). “See Ind.Code § 16-34-4-9(b) (“A pregnant woman upon whom an abortion is performed in violation of this chapter may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate this chapter.”
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