{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-18-2-223.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-18-2-223.5","heading":"\"Medical emergency\"","body":"Sec. 223.5. \"Medical emergency\", for purposes of IC 16-34, means a condition that, on the basis of the attending physician's good faith clinical judgment, complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman so that it necessitates the immediate termination of her pregnancy to avert her death or for which a delay would create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 18. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS","Chapter 2. Definitions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-18-2-223.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"0452ff9bd3abd66fe7a95ab9c8a759700a4ff1f7728309634a7946543ca00517","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-18-2-223.4","next":"us-in/ic-16-18-2-223.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}