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Session Laws, 1977
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3898
VETOES
pregnancy if said termination takes place in
a hospital accredited by the joint
commission for accreditation of hospitals
and licensed by the State Board of Health
and Mental Hygiene and if one or more of the
following conditions exist:
"(1) Continuation of the pregnancy is
likely to result in the death of the
mother; "(2) There is substantial risk that
continuation of the pregnancy would
gravely impair the physical or mental
health of the mother; "(3) There is a substantial risk of the birth of the child with grave and permanent physical deformity or mental
retardation ; "(4) The pregnancy resulted from a rape
committed as a result of force or bodily
harm or threat of force or bodily harm and
the State's Attorney of Baltimore City or
the county in which the rape occurred has
informed the hospital abortion review
authority in writing over his signature
that there is probable cause to believe
that the alleged rape did occur. "(b) In no event shall any physician
terminate or attempt to terminate or assist
in the termination or attempt at termination
of a human pregnancy otherwise than by birth
unless all of the following conditions
exist: "(1) Not more than twenty-six weeks of
gestation have passed (except in the case
of a termination pursuant to subsection
(a) (1) or where the fetus is dead); and "(2) Authorization therefore has been
granted in writing by a hospital abortion
review authority appointed by the
hospital." Subsection (c) specifies the particular records to
be kept by the hospital abortion review authority,
establishes a reporting mechanise to the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene, and provides for
confidentiality of certain information. There is no
provision for criminal penalties for violation of this


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