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Section 2305.116 | No cause of action for failure to perform abortion.

Ohio Revised Code
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Title 23 Courts-Common Pleas
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Chapter 2305 Jurisdiction; Limitation Of Actions
 
Effective:
August 17, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 287 - 126th General Assembly
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(A) No person has a civil action or may receive an award of damages in a civil action, and no other person shall be liable in a civil action, upon a medical claim that because of an act or omission by the other person the person was not aborted.

(B) No person has a civil action or may receive an award of damages in a civil action, and no other person shall be liable in a civil action, upon a medical claim that because of an act or omission by the other person a child was not aborted.

(C) Nothing in this section shall preclude a person from bringing a civil action or from receiving an award of damages in a medical claim based upon an intentional or willful misrepresentation or omission of information related to medical diagnosis, care, or treatment.

(D) As used in this section, "medical claim" has the same meaning as in section 2305.113 of the Revised Code.

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