Section 333.20181 - Abortion; admitting patient not required; refusal to perform, participate in, or allow; immunity. - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.20181 Abortion; admitting patient not required; refusal to perform, participate in, or allow; immunity.

Sec. 20181.

A hospital, clinic, institution, teaching institution, or other health facility is not required to admit a patient for the purpose of performing an abortion. A hospital, clinic, institution, teaching institution, or other health facility or a physician, member, or associate of the staff, or other person connected therewith, may refuse to perform, participate in, or allow to be performed on its premises an abortion. The refusal shall be with immunity from any civil or criminal liability or penalty.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name: Act 368