§ 20-16-2006. Penalties — Additional enforcement
(a) (1) A person who purposely or knowingly violates this subchapter is guilty of a Class D felony. (2) A woman upon whom an abortion is performed, induced, or attempted in violation of this subchapter shall not be prosecuted for conspiracy to commit a violation of this subchapter. (b) A physician who purposely or knowingly […]
§ 20-16-2207. Standing. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
A taxpayer of this state or any political subdivision of this state shall have standing to bring suit to enforce this subchapter against: (1) The state, any official, department, division, agency, or political subdivision of this state; and (2) A recipient of public funds that is in violation of this subchapter.
§ 20-16-2007. Construction
This subchapter does not: (1) Create or recognize a right to abortion; (2) Create or recognize a right to a particular method of abortion; or (3) Make lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful under any law of this state.
§ 20-16-2208. Right of intervention. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
The General Assembly by joint resolution may appoint one (1) or more of its members who sponsored or cosponsored this subchapter in his or her official capacity to intervene as a matter of right in any case in which the constitutionality of this subchapter is challenged.
§ 20-16-2008. Right of intervention
(a) The General Assembly by joint resolution may appoint one (1) or more of its members who sponsored or cosponsored this subchapter in his or her official capacity to intervene as a matter of right in any case in which the constitutionality of this law is challenged. (b) The Governor may also intervene as a […]
§ 20-16-2301. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Perinatal Palliative Care Information Act”.
§ 20-16-2101. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act”.
§ 20-16-2302. Legislative findings and purpose
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) As diagnosis of prenatal conditions improves, more lethal fetal anomalies are diagnosed earlier in pregnancy; (2) (A) Currently, parents are often given minimal options. (B) Parents must choose between terminating the pregnancy or simply waiting for the child to die; (3) The majority of parents in the situation […]
§ 20-16-2102. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Abortion” means the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood cause the death […]
§ 20-16-2103. Prohibition — Down Syndrome
(a) A physician shall not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion with the knowledge that a pregnant woman is seeking an abortion solely on the basis of: (1) A test result indicating Down Syndrome in an unborn child; (2) A prenatal diagnosis of Down Syndrome in an unborn child; or (3) Any other […]