SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                        875

(C) THE HOSPITAL ABORTION REVIEW AUTHORITY
SHALL KEEP WRITTEN RECORDS OF ALL REQUESTS FOR
AUTHORIZATION AND ITS ACTION THEREON. AN AN-
NUAL REPORT OF THE THERAPEUTIC ABORTIONS PER-
FORMED IN MARYLAND SHALL BE MADE BY THE DI-
RECTOR OF THE HOSPITAL AND ITS GOVERNING BOARD.
SUCH REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF RE-
QUESTS, AUTHORIZATIONS AND PERFORMANCES, THE
GROUNDS UPON WHICH SUCH AUTHORIZATIONS WERE
GRANTED, AND THE PROCEDURES EMPLOYED TO CAUSE
THE ABORTIONS AND SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE FOR-
WARDED TO THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITA-
TION OF HOSPITALS AND THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
AND MENTAL HYGIENE FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSURING
THAT ADEQUATE AND PROPER PROCEDURES ARE BE-
ING FOLLOWED IN ACCREDITED HOSPITALS. SUCH IN-
FORMATION, WHICH IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE PHYSI-
CIAN-PATIENT PRIVILEGE, MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC. SAID REPORTS SHALL NOT INCLUDE
THE NAMES OF THE PATIENTS ABORTED.

149F.

(A)    NO PERSON SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM
OR PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES WHICH RE-
SULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY; AND THE
REFUSAL OF ANY PERSON TO PERFORM OR PARTICI-
PATE IN THESE MEDICAL PROCEDURES SHALL NOT BE
A BASIS FOR CIVIL LIABILITY TO ANY PERSON NOR A
BASIS FOR ANY DISCIPLINARY OR ANY OTHER RE-
CRIMINATORY ACTION AGAINST HIM.

(B)    NO HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL DIRECTOR OR GOVERN-
ING BOARD SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PERMIT THE TER-
MINATION OF HUMAN PREGNANCIES WITHIN ITS INSTI-
TUTION AND THE REFUSAL TO PERMIT SUCH PROCE-
DURES SHALL NOT BE GROUNDS FOR CIVIL LIABILITY
TO ANY PERSON NOR A BASIS FOR ANY DISCIPLINARY
OR OTHER RECRIMINATORY ACTION AGAINST IT BY
THE STATE OR ANY PERSON.

(C)    THE REFUSAL OF ANY PERSON TO SUBMIT TO
AN ABORTION OR TO GIVE CONSENT THEREFOR SHALL
NOT BE GROUNDS FOR LOSS OF ANY PRIVILEGES OR
IMMUNITIES TO WHICH SUCH PERSON WOULD OTHER-
WISE BE ENTITLED NOR SHALL SUBMISSION TO AN
ABORTION OR THE GRANTING OF CONSENT THEREFOR
BE A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE RECEIPT OF ANY
PUBLIC BENEFITS.

149G.

(A) A PERSON IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR IF HE

(1) SELLS OR GIVES, OR CAUSES TO BE SOLD OR
GIVEN, ANY DRUG, MEDICINE, PREPARATION, IN-
STRUMENT, OR DEVICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CAUSING, INDUCING, OR OBTAINING A TERMI-