Signed by Governor Doug Burgum

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that prohibits the dilation-and-evacuation procedure for an abortion.

Highlights:

• Specifies that an individual who intentionally performs a human dismemberment abortion is guilty of a class C felony (Sec. 1).

• Defines “human dismemberment abortion” as intentionally dismembering a living unborn fetus and extracting the unborn fetus one piece at a time from a uterus with the purpose of causing the death of an unborn child through use of clamps, grasping forceps, tongs, scissors, or similar instruments that, through the convergence of two rigid levers, slice, crush, or grasp the head, arm, leg, spinal cord, internal organ, or other portion of the unborn fetus’ body to cut or rip off, regardless if the fetal body parts are removed by the same instrument suction, or other means (Sec. 1).

• Exempts individuals who intentionally performs a human dismemberment abortion from a class C felony in cases of a medical emergency (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits a woman who has or attempts to have a dismemberment abortion, be prosecuted for a violation or conspiracy to violate this act (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that this act becomes effect on the 13th day after (Sec. 2):

• The adoption of an amendment to the United States Constitution which restores the state’s authority to prohibit abortion; or

• The attorney general certifies to the legislative council the issuance of the judgment in any decision of the US Supreme Court which restores to the state’s authority to prohibit abortion.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass with amendment a bill that prohibits the dilation and evacuation procedure for an abortion.

Highlights:

• Specifies that an individual who intentionally performs a human dismemberment abortion is guilty of a class C felony (Sec. 1).

• Defines “human dismemberment abortion” as intentionally dismembering a living unborn fetus and extracting the unborn fetus one piece at a time from a uterus with the purpose of causing the death of an unborn child through use of clamps, grasping forceps, tongs, scissors, or similar instruments that, through the convergence of two rigid levers, slice, crush, or grasp the head, arm, leg, spinal cord, internal organ, or other portion of the unborn fetus’ body to cut or rip off, regardless if the fetal body parts are removed by the same instrument suction, or other means (Sec. 1).

• Exempts individuals who intentionally performs a human dismemberment abortion from a class C felony in cases of a medical emergency (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits a woman who has or attempts to have a dismemberment abortion, be prosecuted for a violation or conspiracy to violate this act (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that this act becomes effect on the 13th day after (Sec. 2):

• The adoption of an amendment to the United States Constitution which restores the state’s authority to prohibit abortion; or

• The attorney general certifies to the legislative council the issuance of the judgment in any decision of the US Supreme Court which restores to the state’s authority to prohibit abortion.

Full Bill Text