Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part II - ORPHANS' COURT RULES
Chapter XVI - PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 3206 OF THE ABORTION CONTROL ACT
Rule 16.1 - Definitions; Scope
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) As used in this Rule , the following words shall have the following meaning:
"Act"- the Act of June 11, 1982, P. L. 476, No. 138, as amended, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3201 et. seq., known as the Abortion Control Act ;
"Applicant"- a pregnant woman:
"Application"-a legal paper, including a motion or petition;
"Court"- the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas, except in proceedings brought:
Note: See Rule of Judicial Administration 2157 governing distribution of business within courts of common pleas.
"Proceeding"- a proceeding pursuant to Section 3206(c) of the Act, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3206(c).
Note: Section 3206(c) of the Abortion Control Act relates to proceedings seeking authorization for a physician to perform an abortion.
(b) The procedure set forth in Chapter 16 shall govern proceedings pursuant to Section 3206(c) of the Act, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3206(c).
Note: These rules implement Section 3206 of the Abortion Control Act and work with that section to provide a full procedure. Procedures which are set forth in that section rather than the rules include the following: