Tenn. Code § 37-10-305 : JUVENILES — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS — PARENTAL CONSENT FOR ABORTIONS BY MINORS —10-305 - Medical emergencies TEXT PDF The requirements of § 37-10-303 shall not apply when, in the best medical judgment of the physician based on the facts of the case before the physician, a medical emergency exists that so complicates the pregnancy as to require an immediate abortion. T.C.A. § 37-10-305 Acts 1988, ch. 929, § 5.