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Mont. Code Ann. § 50-20-1003

Dismemberment abortion procedures prohibited -- penalty

Known as the Dismemberment Abortion Prohibition Act

The act spans §§ 50-20-1001 to 50-20-1007 (7 sections).

En

(1) Except in a medical emergency, a person may not purposely or knowingly perform, induce, or attempt to perform or induce a dismemberment abortion procedure.

(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction shall be punished by a fine in an amount not to exceed $50,000, imprisonment for a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years, or both.

(3) A woman on whom an abortion is performed, induced, or attempted in violation of this part may not be prosecuted for conspiracy to commit a violation of this part.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.