Any physician who knowingly violates any of the provisions of section 3204 (relating to medical consultation and judgment) or 3205 (relating to informed consent) shall, in addition to any other penalty prescribed in this chapter, be civilly liable to his patient for any damages caused thereby and, in addition, shall be liable to his patient for punitive damages in the amount of $5,000, and the court shall award a prevailing plaintiff a reasonable attorney fee as part of costs.
(Mar. 25, 1988, P.L.262, No.31, eff. 30 days; Nov. 17, 1989, P.L.592, No.64, eff. 60 days)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Section 3201 - Short title of chapter
Section 3202 - Legislative intent
Section 3204 - Medical consultation and judgment
Section 3205 - Informed consent
Section 3206 - Parental consent
Section 3207 - Abortion facilities
Section 3208 - Printed information
Section 3208.1 - Commonwealth interference prohibited
Section 3210 - Determination of gestational age
Section 3211 - Abortion on unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age
Section 3213 - Prohibited acts
Section 3215 - Publicly owned facilities; public officials and public funds
Section 3216 - Fetal experimentation
Section 3217 - Civil penalties
Section 3218 - Criminal penalties
Section 3219 - State Board of Medicine; State Board of Osteopathic Medicine