Ohio Code § 3701.791
Ohio Code § 3701.791. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3701.791.
(A) As used in this section, “ medical emergency ” means a condition of a pregnant woman that, in the reasonable judgment of the physician
who is attending the woman, creates an immediate threat of serious risk to the life
or physical health of the woman from the continuation of the pregnancy necessitating
the immediate performance or inducement of an abortion. (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, an office or facility at which
abortions are performed or induced shall post the notice described in division (C)
of this section in a conspicuous location in an area of the office or facility that
is accessible to all patients, employees, and visitors. The notice shall be displayed on a poster with dimensions of at least seventeen inches
by eleven inches. The first two sentences of the notice shall be printed in at least a forty-four-point
typeface and the remaining lines shall be in at least a thirty-point typeface. (C) The department of health shall publish the following notice on its internet web site
in a manner that can be copied and produced in poster form: “NO ONE CAN FORCE YOU TO HAVE AN ABORTION. NO ONE--NOT A PARENT, NOT A HUSBAND, NOT A BOYFRIEND--NO ONE. Under Ohio law, an abortion cannot be legally performed on anyone, regardless of her
age, unless she VOLUNTARILY CONSENTS to having the abortion. Ohio law requires that, before an abortion can legally be performed, the pregnant
female must sign a form indicating that she consents to having the abortion “voluntarily”
and “WITHOUT COERCION BY ANY PERSON.” IF SOMEONE IS TRYING TO FORCE YOU TO HAVE AN ABORTION AGAINST YOUR WILL: DO NOT SIGN THE CONSENT FORM IF YOU ARE AT AN ABORTION FACILITY, TELL AN EMPLOYEE OF THE FACILITY THAT SOMEONE
IS TRYING TO FORCE YOU TO HAVE AN ABORTION.” (D) Division (B) of this section does not apply to an office or facility at which abortions
are performed or induced due only to a medical emergency.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3701.791
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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