{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-602","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-602","heading":"Termination of pregnancy prior to viability. Abortion after viability prohibited; exception.","body":"(a) The decision to terminate a pregnancy prior to the viability of the fetus shall be solely that of the patient in consultation with the patient's physician or, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the patient's advanced practice registered nurse, nurse-midwife or physician assistant.\n(b) No abortion may be performed upon a patient after viability of the fetus except when necessary to preserve the life or health of the patient.\n(c) A physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370 may perform an abortion, as defined in section 19a-912.\n(d) An advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378, a nurse-midwife licensed pursuant to chapter 377 and a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 370 may perform medication and aspiration abortions under and in accordance with said chapters.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368y*. ABORTION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368y.htm#sec_19a-602","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"9878246c7550b8aa04d4e9d83f39c81c219bcde7d67a7b73f95ae7b3562aee91","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-601","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-603-to-19a-609"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}