Louisiana § RS 14:87.12 - Partial birth abortion
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:87.12 — Partial birth abortion, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 14:87.12. Partial birth abortion
A. Any physician who knowingly performs a partial birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one nor more than ten years, fined not less than ten thousand nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, or both. This Section shall not apply to a partial birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.
B. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 545, §4.
C.(1) A defendant charged with an offense under this Section may seek a hearing before the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners on whether the physician's conduct was necessary to save the life of the mother whose life was endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. The report of the board shall be discoverable.
(2) The findings on that issue are admissible on that issue at the trial of the defendant. Upon a motion of the defendant, the court shall delay the beginning of the trial for not more than thirty days to permit such a hearing to take place.
D. A woman upon whom a partial birth abortion is performed shall not be subject to prosecution for a violation of this Section as a principal, accessory, or coconspirator thereto.
Acts 2007, No. 477, §1, eff. July 12, 2007; Acts 2022, No. 545, §4; Redesignated from R.S. 14:32.11 by Acts 2022, No. 545, §6A.
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Section RS 14:87.12 ("Partial birth abortion") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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