(a) (1) Except in the case of a medical emergency, an abortion shall not be performed or induced or be attempted to be performed or induced unless the physician performing or inducing the abortion has first made a determination of the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child or relied upon such a determination made by another physician.
(2) In making such a determination under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the physician shall make such inquiries of the woman and perform or cause to be performed such medical examinations and tests as a reasonably prudent physician, knowledgeable about the case and the medical conditions involved, would consider necessary to accurately diagnose the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child.
(b) Any physician who purposely, knowingly, or recklessly fails to conform to any requirement of this section engages in unprofessional conduct under ยง 17-95-409(a)(2)(D).
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