{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-18-2-96.4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-18-2-96.4","heading":"\"Dismemberment abortion\"","body":"Sec. 96.4. (a) \"Dismemberment abortion\" means an abortion with the purpose of killing a living fetus in which the living fetus is extracted one (1) piece at a time from the uterus through clamps, grasping forceps, tongs, scissors, or another similar instrument that, through the convergence of two (2) rigid levers, slices, crushes, or grasps a portion of the fetus's body to cut or rip it off.\n(b) \"Dismemberment abortion\" does not include an abortion that uses suction to dismember a fetus by sucking fetal parts into a collection container.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 18. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS","Chapter 2. Definitions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-18-2-96.4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"c8eb35e3db0c756f1d709d2ab8e4640039683d27eeb5fa05f18f685419e98b03","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-18-2-96.3","next":"us-in/ic-16-18-2-96.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}