Illegal Abortions Punished

9 GCA § 31.21, under Offenses Against the Family.

9 GCA § 31.21

Any person performing an abortion in circumstances other than permitted by § 31.20 shall be guilty of a third degree felony. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 14-122 (4/19/78). COMMENT: This Section was added after it was discovered that the Legislature, while regulating abortions, had neglected to provide any penalty for performing abortions in situations other than those permitted by law.