{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-18-2-327.9","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-18-2-327.9","heading":"\"Serious health risk\"","body":"Sec. 327.9. \"Serious health risk\", for purposes of IC 16-34, means that in reasonable medical judgment, a condition exists that has complicated the mother's medical condition and necessitates an abortion to prevent death or a serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function. The term does not include psychological or emotional conditions. A medical condition may not be determined to exist based on a claim or diagnosis that the woman will engage in conduct that she intends to result in her death or in physical harm.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 18. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS","Chapter 2. Definitions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-18-2-327.9","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"24efa852d471437fd520165e28b9b096fcd5b04259b79ddf4980d65005ce3985","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-18-2-327.5","next":"us-in/ic-16-18-2-328"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}