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Ohio Rev. Code § 4731.91 (2026)

No requirement for abortions

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Effective:
September 16, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 989 - 110th General Assembly
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(A) No private hospital, private hospital director, or governing board of a private 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 to perform or participate in the medical procedures is not grounds for civil liability nor a basis for disciplinary or other recriminatory action.

(E) Whoever violates division (D) of this section is liable in civil damages.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2023 · leading case: State of Ohio v. Xavier Becerra, 87 F.4th 759 (6th Cir. 2023).
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State of Ohio v. Xavier Becerra, 87 F.4th 759 (6th Cir. 2023). “Rights Law § 79 -i; Ohio Rev. Code § 4731.91; 18 Pa. Cons. Stat.”
Saunders v. Cardiology Consultants, Inc., 584 N.E.2d 809 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). “Kravitz referred to an abortion several times, his deposition demonstrates that he did not consider abortion synony *4 mous with evacuating the uterus in the case sub judice since ultimately there was a live delivery.”
State of Ohio v. Xavier Becerra (6th Cir. 2023). “Rights Law § 79 -i; Ohio Rev. Code § 4731.91; 18 Pa. Cons. Stat.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4731.91(D) — 1 case
Saunders v. Cardiology Consultants, Inc., 584 N.E.2d 809 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). “Kravitz referred to an abortion several times, his deposition demonstrates that he did not consider abortion synony *4 mous with evacuating the uterus in the case sub judice since ultimately there was a live delivery.”
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