Montana § 50-20-401 Offense Of Partial-Birth Abortion -- Exception -- Definitions -- Penalties

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§ 50-20-401 — Offense Of Partial-Birth Abortion -- Exception -- Definitions -- Penalties

Montana·Title 50 HEALTH AND SAFETY·Ch. 20 ABORTION·Part 4 Miscellaneous Abortion Laws

50-20-401 . Offense of partial-birth abortion -- exception -- definitions -- penalties.

(1)Except as provided in this section, a person commits an offense if the person purposely, knowingly, or negligently causes a partial-birth abortion.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to:

(a)a partial-birth abortion caused to save the life of a woman because the woman's life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or injury, including a life-endangering condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, if no other medical procedure would save the life of the woman; or

(b)the woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is performed.

(3)As used in this section, the following definitions apply:

(a)"Knowingly" has the meaning provided in 45-2-101 .

(b)"Negligently" has the meaning provide

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50-20-401 . Offense of partial-birth abortion -- exception -- definitions -- penalties. (1) Except as provided in this section, a person commits an offense if the person purposely, knowingly, or negligently causes a partial-birth abortion.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to:
(a) a partial-birth abortion caused to save the life of a woman because the woman's life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or injury, including a life-endangering condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, if no other medical procedure would save the life of the woman; or
(b) the woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is performed.
(3) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Knowingly" has the meaning provided in 45-2-101 .
(b) "Negligently" has the meaning provided in 45-2-101 .
(c) (i) "Partial-birth abortion" means an abortion in which the person performing the abortion partially vaginally delivers a living human fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery.
(ii) A procedure that constitutes a partial-birth abortion is one in which the following steps occur:
(A) the living fetus is removed intact from the uterus until only the head remains in the uterus;
(B) all or a part of the intracranial contents of the fetus are evacuated;
(C) the head of the fetus is compressed; and
(D) following fetal demise, the fetus is removed from the birth canal.
(d) "Purposely" has the meaning provided in 45-2-101 .
(4) A person committing the offense provided for in subsection (1) is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by:
(a) a fine of not more than $50,000;
(b) imprisonment in a correctional facility for a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years; or
(c) both fine and imprisonment as provided in subsections (4)(a) and (4)(b); and
(d) permanent revocation of the license of the physician performing the partial-birth abortion. The provisions of 37-1-203 and 37-1-205 do not apply to a physician whose license is revoked pursuant to this section.

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