New Jersey § 9:17a-1

§ 9:17a-1.

As used in this act: “ Abortion ” means the use of any means to terminate the pregnancy of a female known to be pregnant

with knowledge that the termination with those means will, with reasonable likelihood,

cause the death of the fetus. “ Medical emergency ” means a condition which, on the basis of the physician's good faith clinical judgment,

so complicates the medical condition of a pregnant unemancipated minor as to necessitate

the immediate abortion of her pregnancy to avert her death or for which a delay will

create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function. “ Parent ” means a parent with care and control of the unemancipated minor, unless the parent

has no custodial rights; or if there is no parent with care and control, then the

foster parent or the guardian of the unemancipated minor; or a person standing in

loco parentis to the unemancipated minor. “ Person standing in loco parentis ” means (1) that the biological or adoptive parent consented to and fostered, the

person's formation and establishment of a parent-like relationship with the minor;

(2) that the person and the minor live together in the same household; (3) that the

person assumed obligations of parenthood by taking significant responsibility for

the minor's care, education and development, including contributing towards the minor's

support, without expectation of financial compensation; and (4) that the person has

been in a parental role for a length of time sufficient to have established with the

minor a bonded, dependent relationship parental in nature. “ Unemancipated minor ” means a female under the age of 18 years who is unmarried and is not currently serving

active duty in one of the military services of the United States of America or a female

for whom a guardian has been appointed pursuant to N.J.S.3B:12-25 because of a finding of incompetency. For the purposes of this act, pregnancy does not emancipate a female under the age

of 18 years.