{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-12n","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 12N","heading":"Abortion; pregnancy existing for 24 weeks or more","body":"Section 12N. If a pregnancy has existed for 24 weeks or more, no abortion may be performed except by a physician, and only if in the best medical judgement of the physician it is: (i) necessary to preserve the life of the patient; (ii) necessary to preserve the patient's physical or mental health; (iii) warranted because of a lethal fetal anomaly or diagnosis; or (iv) warranted because of a grave fetal diagnosis that indicates that the fetus is incompatible with sustained life outside of the uterus without extraordinary medical interventions.","path":["Part I","Title XVI","Chapter 112"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter112/Section12N","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:47Z","sha256":"467a47f5504c72d91df2a11d9e9f85b29aad4c15d37a1c3b44c9f8eaa06f4de2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-12m","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-12n-1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}