Idaho § 18-612 - Refusal to perform abortions - Physicians and hospitals not liable
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§ 18-612. Refusal to perform abortions - Physicians and hospitals not liable
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to require any hospital to furnish facilities or admit any patient for any abortion if, upon determination by its governing board, it elects not to do so. Neither shall any physician be required to perform or assist in any abortion, nor shall any nurse, technician or other employee of any physician or hospital be required by law or otherwise to assist or participate in the performance or provision of any abortion if he or she, for personal, moral or religious reasons, objects thereto. Any such person in the employ or under the control of a hospital shall be deemed to have sufficiently objected to participation in such procedures only if he or she has advised such hospital in writing that he or she generally or specifically objects to assisting or otherwise participating in such procedures. Such notice will suffice without specification of the reason therefor. No refusal to accept a patient for abortion or to perform, assist or participate in any such abortion as herein provided shall form the basis of any claim for damages or recriminatory action against the declining person, agency or institution.
[18-612, added 1973, ch. 197, sec. 11, p. 442.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Idaho Statutes § 18-612 cover?
Section 18-612 ("Refusal to perform abortions - Physicians and hospitals not liable") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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