North Carolina § 14-45 - Using drugs or instruments to produce miscarriage or injure pregnant woman.
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§ 14-45. Using drugs or instruments to produce miscarriage or injure pregnant woman.
If any person shall administer to any pregnant woman, or prescribe for any such woman, or advise and procure such woman to take any medicine, drug or anything whatsoever, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage of such woman, or to injure or destroy such woman, or shall use any instrument or application for any of the above purposes, he shall be punished as a Class I felon. History (1881, c. 351, s. 2; Code, s. 976; Rev., s. 3619; C.S., s. 4227; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14.) Cross References. - As to instances when abortion not unlawful, see G.S. 14-45.1 . For structured sentencing provisions, see G.S. 15A-1340.10 et seq. Legal Periodicals. - For article, "Legal Implications of Human in Vitro Fertilization for the Practicing Physician in North Carolina," see 6 Campbell L. Rev. 5 (1984).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-45 ("Using drugs or instruments to produce miscarriage or injure pregnant woman.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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