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Code · Louisiana · Title 14 — Criminal Law

RS 14:87.6

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RS 14:87.6
§87.6. Coerced abortion
A. Coerced abortion is committed when any person knowingly engages in the use or threatened use of physical force, control, or intimidation with the intent to compel a pregnant woman to undergo an abortion against her will, whether or not the abortion procedure has been attempted or completed. For purposes of this Section, physical force, control, or intimidation shall mean any of the following:
(1)Battery as defined in R.S. 14:33.
(2)Assault as defined in R.S. 14:36.
(3)Simple kidnapping as defined in R.S. 14:45.
(4)False imprisonment as defined in R.S. 14:46.
(5)Extortion as defined in R.S. 14:66.
B. Whoever commits the crime of coerced abortion shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 2018, No. 674, §1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2025, No. 275, §1.
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