Overview

• Doctors have seven days to document their decision-making process for emergency abortions.
• The requirement to consider patient transfer to higher care facilities has been removed.
• Abortions are explicitly allowed for ectopic pregnancies and do not require imminent danger to proceed.
• The board excluded a list of conditions for permissible abortions, citing the uniqueness of each case.
• Concerns remain about physicians' comfort and potential legal challenges under the new rules.