Section 14-02.1-04.1 – Prohibition – Sex-selective abortion – Abortion for genetic abnormality – Penalty

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, North Dakota

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a physician may not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion with knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely:

a. On account of the sex of the unborn child; or
b. Because the unborn child has been diagnosed with either a genetic abnormality or a potential for a genetic abnormality.
2. Any physician who performs an abortion in violation of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

N.D.C.C. § 14-02.1-04.1

Added by S.L. 2013, ch. 117 (HB 1305),§ 2, eff. 8/1/2013.