NOTE: This section is conditionally repealed upon certification by the Attorney General that either of the conditions set forth in Laws 2021, c. 308, § 18 have been met. (See end of section for those conditions.)
A. The provisions of Section 4 of this act shall not apply to an abortion provider in the case that the abortion is necessary to avert the mother's death or in the case of a medical emergency.
B. Upon a determination by an abortion provider under subsection A of this section that an abortion is necessary to avert the death of the mother or that there is a medical emergency, such provider shall certify the specific medical conditions that support such determination and include such certification in the medical file of the pregnant woman.
C. An abortion provider who knowingly or recklessly falsifies a certification made pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be deemed to have knowingly or recklessly failed to comply with this act for purposes of Section 6 of this act.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 159, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
NOTE: Section 18 of Laws 2021, c. 308 provides: