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Título 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Capítulo 5. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON · Artículo 2. ASSAULT AND BATTERY

16-5-28. Assault on an unborn child.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. (a)

    For the purposes of this Code section, the term ‘‘unborn child’’ means a member of the species homo sapiens at any stage of development who is carried in the womb.#

  2. (b)

    A person commits the offense of assault of an unborn child when such person, without legal justification, attempts to inflict violent injury to an unborn child.#

  3. (c)

    Any person convicted of the offense of assault of an unborn child shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.#

  4. (d)

    Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to permit the prosecution of:#

    1. (1)

      Any person for conduct relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant woman, or person authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained or for which such consent is implied by law;#

    2. (2)

      Any person for any medical treatment of the pregnant woman or her unborn child; or#

    3. (3)

      Any woman with respect to her unborn child.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 16-5-28, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 643, § 1/SB 77.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2006, p. 643, § 5/SB 77, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment by that Act shall apply to all offenses committed on or after July 1, 2006.

Law reviews

For article on 2006 enactment of this Code section, see 23 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 27 (2006).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t16-ch1-6-(v14)-2019-pdf.pdf, Volumen V14, edición 2019, página 852; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo 7e331f0ca7d3.