Section 15-11-116. (Effective until January 1, 2014) Medical emergency

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This article shall not apply when, in the best clinical judgment of the attending physician on the facts of the case before him, a medical emergency exists that so complicates the condition of the minor as to require an immediate abortion. A person who performs an abortion as a medical emergency under the provisions of this Code section shall certify in writing the medical indications on which this judgment was based when filing such reports as are required by law.

Code 1981, § 15-11-116, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1013, § 2; Ga. L. 1988, p. 661, § 1.

                    
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