Michigan Laws 750.90h – Section to be known as “partial-birth abortion ban act”; prohibited conduct; violation as felony; penalty; exception; civil action; section construed; definitions
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Under the Michigan Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
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| G | up to 2 years |
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 750.90h
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- felony: when used in this act, shall be construed to mean an offense for which the offender, on conviction may be punished by death, or by imprisonment in state prison. See Michigan Laws 750.7
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “partial-birth abortion ban act”.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a physician, an individual performing an act, task, or function under the delegatory authority of a physician, or any other individual who is not a physician or not otherwise legally authorized to perform an abortion who knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and kills a human fetus is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both.
(3) It is not a violation of subsection (2) if in the physician’s reasonable medical judgment a partial-birth abortion is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury.
(4) The spouse of the mother at the time of the partial-birth abortion or either parent of the mother if the mother had not attained the age of 18 at the time of the partial-birth abortion may file a civil action against the physician or individual described in subsection (2) for a violation of this section unless the pregnancy is a result of the plaintiff‘s criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the partial-birth abortion. A plaintiff who prevails in a civil action brought under this section may recover both of the following:
(a) Actual damages, including damages for emotional distress.
(b) Treble damages for the cost of the partial-birth abortion.
(5) A woman who obtains or seeks to obtain a partial-birth abortion is not a conspirator to commit a violation of this section.
(6) This section does not create a right to abortion.
(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person shall not perform an abortion that is prohibited by law.
(8) Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal or amend, explicitly or by implication, any provision of law prohibiting or regulating abortion, including, but not limited to, section 14, 15, 322, or 323.
(9) As used in this section:
(a) “Partial-birth abortion” means an abortion in which the physician, an individual acting under the delegatory authority of the physician, or any other individual performing the abortion deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a headfirst presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother, or in the case of breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the naval is outside the body of the mother, for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially delivered living fetus, and performs the overt act, other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus.
(b) “Physician” means an individual licensed by this state to engage in the practice of medicine or the practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838.