Tennessee § 63-6-241 - Physical presence of physician required for abortion.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 63-6-241 — Physical presence of physician required for abortion., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-6-241. Physical presence of physician required for abortion.
Notwithstanding § 63-6-209(b) or any other provision of this chapter, no physician licensed under this chapter or chapter 9 of this title shall perform or attempt to perform any abortion, including a medically induced abortion, or shall prescribe any drug or device intended to cause a medical abortion, except in the physical presence of the pregnant woman. No drug or device intended to cause a medical abortion shall be administered or dispensed to a pregnant woman except in the physical presence of her physician Acts 2011, ch. 434, § 1; 2012, ch. 672, § 1. Code Commission Notes. Acts 2012, ch. 961, § 4 purported to enact a new § 63-6-241 . Section 63-6-241 was previously enacted by Acts 2011, ch. 434, § 1, as amended by Acts 2012, ch. 672, § 1; § 63-6-242 was previously enacted by Acts 2012, ch. 818, § 1; and § 63-6-243 was previously enacted by Acts 2012, ch. 836, § 1; therefore, Acts 2012, ch. 961, § 4 was enacted as § 63-6-244 by authority of the code commission.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-6-241 ("Physical presence of physician required for abortion.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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