CHAPTER 408

H.P. 201 - L.D. 262

An Act To Protect Pregnant Women from Acts of Violence

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §208-C is enacted to read:

§208-C. Elevated aggravated assault on pregnant person

1.__A person is guilty of elevated aggravated assault on a pregnant person if that person intentionally or knowingly causes serious bodily injury to a person the person knows or has reason to know is pregnant.__For the purposes of this subsection, "serious bodily injury" includes bodily injury that results in the termination of a pregnancy.__This subsection does not apply to acts committed by:

A.__Any person relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant person, or a person authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained or for which such consent is implied by law; or

B.__Any person for any medical treatment of the pregnant person or the fetus.

2.__Elevated aggravated assault on a pregnant person is a Class A crime.