Minnesota § 609.2671 - ASSAULT OF UNBORN CHILD IN THE SECOND DEGREE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 609.2671 — ASSAULT OF UNBORN CHILD IN THE SECOND DEGREE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.2671. ASSAULT OF UNBORN CHILD IN THE SECOND DEGREE
Whoever assaults a pregnant woman and inflicts substantial bodily harm on an unborn child who is subsequently born alive may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
As used in this section, "substantial bodily harm" includes the birth of the unborn child prior to 37 weeks gestation if the child weighs 2,500 grams or less at the time of birth. "Substantial bodily harm" does not include the inducement of the unborn child's birth when done for bona fide medical purposes.
History:
1986 c 388 s 12; 1989 c 20 s 1
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 609.2671 ("ASSAULT OF UNBORN CHILD IN THE SECOND DEGREE") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. 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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