Mass. General Laws c.112 § 12N

Abortion; pregnancy existing for 24 weeks or more

This is an unofficial version of a Massachusetts General Law. For more information on this topic, please see law about abortion.

Updates

• Amended by St.2020, c.263, effective December 29, 2020
• Amended by St.2022, c.127, §12 effective July 29, 2022

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.

Last updated:	July 29, 2022