§ 63-1-736. Hospitals - Advertising of counseling to pregnant women.

Section 1-736.  No hospital in which abortions are performed or induced shall advertise or hold itself out as also providing counseling to pregnant women, unless:

1.  The counseling is done by a licensed physician, a licensed registered nurse or by a person holding at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in psychology or some similarly appropriate field;

2.  The counseling includes factual information, including explicit discussion of the development of the unborn child; and

3.  The counseling includes a thorough discussion of the alternatives to abortion and the availability of agencies and services to assist her if she chooses not to have an abortion.

Laws 1978, c. 207, § 8, eff. Oct. 1, 1978.