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POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned constitutes and appoints LAURA J. SCHUMACHER, JOHN A. BERRY,
and STEVEN L. SCROGHAM, and each of them individually, as the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place
and stead, to prepare and sign any and all Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") Notices of Proposed Sales of Securities pursuant to Rule 144 under
the Securities Act of 1933 on Form 144, all SEC statements on Forms 3, 4 and
5 as required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
any amendments to such forms, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done under said Rule 144 and Section
16(a), as fully for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

A copy of this power of attorney shall be filed with the SEC.  The
authorization set forth above shall continue in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 144, 3, 4, or 5 or
if earlier, until the undersigned revokes such authorization by written
instructions to the attorney-in-fact.



   Date:  February 1, 2012

   /s/ Corlis D. Murray
   Signature of Reporting Person
   Corlis D. Murray,
   Name

Abbott Laboratories
100 Abbott Park Road
Abbott Park, IL 60064-6400
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