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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

9 GCA § 31.20: Abortion.

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  1. Title 9: Crimes and Corrections
  2. Chapter 31: Offenses Against the Family

(a) Abortion means the termination of a human pregnancy with an intention other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus.

(b) An abortion may be performed:

(1) by a physician licensed to practice medicine this Territory or by a physician practicing medicine in the employ of the government of the United States;

(2) in the physician’s adequately equipped medical clinic or in a hospital approved or operated by the United States or this Territory; and

(3) (A) within 13 weeks after the commencement of the pregnancy; or

(B) within 26 weeks after the commencement of the pregnancy if the physician has reasonably determined using all available means:

(i) that the child would be born with a grave physical or mental defect; or

(ii) that the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest; or

(C) at any time after the commencement of pregnancy if the physician reasonably determines using all available means that there is a substantial risk that continuance of the pregnancy would endanger the life of the mother or would gravely impair the physical or mental health of the mother.

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