Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes — Title 14, Criminal Law
La. R.S. 14 § 14:87.12: Partial birth abortion
What this law says, in plain English
A physician who knowingly performs a partial birth abortion that kills a human fetus commits a crime punishable by imprisonment of one to ten years and/or a fine of ten thousand to one hundred thousand dollars, with an exception for procedures necessary to save the mother's life.
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