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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

(2) THE REFUSAL OF. A PERSON TO PERFORM OR
PARTICIPATE IN, OR REFER TO A SOURCE FOR, THESE MEDICAL
PROCEDURES MAY NOT BE A BASIS FOR:

(I)  CIVIL LIABILITY TO ANOTHER PERSON; OR

(II)  DISCIPLINARY OR OTHER RECRIMINATORY
ACTION AGAINST THE PERSON.

(B)  HOSPITALS.

(1)  A LICENSED HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL DIRECTOR, OR
HOSPITAL GOVERNING BOARD MAY NOT BE REQUIRED:

(I)  TO PERMIT, WITHIN THE HOSPITAL, THE
PERFORMANCE OF ANY MEDICAL PROCEDURE THAT RESULTS IN
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION, STERILIZATION, OR TERMINATION OF
PREGNANCY; OR

(II)  TO REFER TO ANY SOURCE FOR THESE
MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

(2)  THE REFUSAL TO PERMIT OR TO REFER TO A
SOURCE FOR THESE PROCEDURES MAY NOT BE GROUNDS FOR:

(I)  CIVIL LIABILITY TO ANOTHER PERSON; OR

(II)  DISCIPLINARY OR OTHER RECRIMINATORY
ACTION AGAINST THE PERSON BY THIS STATE OR ANY PERSON.

(C)  PATIENTS.

(1)  THE REFUSAL OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO SUBMIT TO OR
GIVE CONSENT FOR AN ABORTION OR STERILIZATION MAY NOT BE
GROUNDS FOR LOSS OF ANY PRIVILEGES OR IMMUNITIES TO WHICH
THE INDIVIDUAL OTHERWISE WOULD BE ENTITLED.

(2)  SUBMITTING TO OR GRANTING CONSENT FOR AN
ABORTION OR STERILIZATION MAY NOT BE A CONDITION PRECEDENT
TO THE RECEIPT OF ANY PUBLIC BENEFITS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as
Article 43, § 556E.

In subsection (b)(1) of this section, the word
"licensed" is added to modify "hospital", to
reflect that this provision, when codified in
Article 43, was limited to a "hospital" as
Refined in § 19-301 of this article -- i.e., a
body that is licensed as a "hospital".

The only other changes are in style.

Defined term: "Person" § 1-101