This article shall not apply when, in the best clinical judgment of the attending physician on the facts of the case before him or her, a medical emergency exists that so complicates the condition of the unemancipated minor as to require an immediate abortion. A person who performs an abortion as a medical emergency under the provisions of this Code section shall certify in writing the medical indications on which this judgment was based when filing such reports as are required by law.
History. Code 1981, § 15-11-686 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 8 - Parental Notification Act
§ 15-11-682. Parental Notification of Abortion; Hearing; Venue
§ 15-11-683. Time and Notice of Hearing
§ 15-11-684. Conduct of Hearing; Appeal
§ 15-11-685. Applicability to Nonresidents
§ 15-11-686. Medical Emergency
§ 15-11-687. Immunity of Health Care Provider Acting in Good Faith