Ohio § 2919.194
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2919.194, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2919.194.
(A) Notwithstanding division (A)(3) of this section, if a person who intends to perform
or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman has determined, under section 2919.192 of the Revised Code , that the unborn human individual the pregnant woman is carrying has a detectable
heartbeat, the person shall not, except as provided in division (B) of this section,
perform or induce the abortion without meeting all of the following requirements and
without at least twenty-four hours elapsing after the last of the requirements is
met: (1) The person intending to perform or induce the abortion shall inform the pregnant
woman in writing that the unborn human individual the pregnant woman is carrying has
a fetal heartbeat. (2) The person intending to perform or induce the abortion shall inform the pregnant
woman, to the best of the person's knowledge, of the statistical probability of bringing
the unborn human individual possessing a detectable fetal heartbeat to term based
on the gestational age of the unborn human individual the pregnant woman is carrying
or, if the director of health has specified statistical probability information pursuant
to rules adopted under division (C) of this section, shall provide to the pregnant
woman that information. (3) The pregnant woman shall sign a form acknowledging that the pregnant woman has received
information from the person intending to perform or induce the abortion that the unborn
human individual the pregnant woman is carrying has a fetal heartbeat and that the
pregnant woman is aware of the statistical probability of bringing the unborn human
individual the pregnant woman is carrying to term. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply if the person who intends to perform
or induce the abortion believes that a medical emergency exists that prevents compliance
with that division. (C) The director of health may adopt rules that specify information regarding the statistical
probability of bringing an unborn human individual possessing a detectable heartbeat
to term based on the gestational age of the unborn human individual. The rules shall be based on available medical evidence and shall be adopted in accordance
with section 111.15 of the Revised Code . (D) This section does not have the effect of repealing or limiting any other provision
of the Revised Code relating to informed consent for an abortion, including the provisions
in section 2317.56 of the Revised Code . (E) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of performing or inducing
an abortion without informed consent when there is a detectable fetal heartbeat, a
misdemeanor of the first degree on a first offense and a felony of the fourth degree
on each subsequent offense.
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