Abortion defined

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2919.11, under Chapter 2919 | Offenses Against the Family.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2919.11

As used in the Revised Code, "abortion" means the purposeful termination of a human pregnancy by any person, including the pregnant woman herself, with an intention other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus or embryo. Abortion is the practice of medicine or surgery for the purposes of section 4731.41 of the Revised Code.