197.032. Hospitals and medical personnel may refuse abortions--no denial of public benefits for such refusal--civil action, when.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

197.032. Hospitals and medical personnel may refuse abortions--no denial of public benefits for such refusal--civil action, when.

Hospitals and medical personnel may refuse abortions--no denialof public benefits for such refusal--civil action, when.

197.032. 1. No physician or surgeon, registered nurse,practical nurse, midwife or hospital, public or private, shall berequired to treat or admit for treatment any woman for thepurpose of abortion if such treatment or admission for treatmentis contrary to the established policy of, or the moral, ethicalor religious beliefs of, such physician, surgeon, registerednurse, midwife, practical nurse or hospital. No cause of actionshall accrue against any such physician, surgeon, registerednurse, midwife, practical nurse or hospital on account of suchrefusal to treat or admit for treatment any woman for abortionpurposes.

2. No person or institution shall be denied or discriminatedagainst in the reception of any public benefit, assistance orprivilege whatsoever or in any employment, public or private, onthe grounds that they refuse to undergo an abortion, to advise,consent to, assist in or perform an abortion.

3. Any person who shall deny or discriminate against anotherfor refusal to perform or participate in an abortion shall beliable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equityor other redress.