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Public Facilities Restriction Pennsylvania prohibits the use of some public facilities for the performance of abortions.
»	Pennsylvania prohibits the use of some public facilities for the performance of abortions

Pennsylvania prohibits the use of some public facilities for the performance of abortions -

Public Facilities Restriction

A woman may not obtain an abortion at a health facility owned or operated by a state entity unless: (1) an independent physician certifies that the procedure is necessary to preserve her life; (2) the pregnancy is the result of rape personally reported by the victim to a law enforcement agency prior to the abortion; or (3) the pregnancy is the result of incest personally reported by the victim to a law enforcement agency or to child protective services prior to the abortion. 18 PA. CONS. STAT. ANN. § 3215(a) - (c) (Enacted 1998).

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