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Idaho · Through 2026 Legislative Session

Idaho Code § 18-610: Refusal to consent by pregnant woman — Effect.

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  1. TITLE 18 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
  2. CHAPTER 6 ABORTION AND CONTRACEPTIVES

Notwithstanding any provision of law permitting valid consent for medical or surgical procedures to be given by a person or persons other than the patient, the refusal of any pregnant woman, irrespective of age or competence, to submit to an abortion shall be grounds for a physician or hospital otherwise authorized to proceed, to decline performance of an abortion and/or to submit the matter of consent to adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction.

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