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17-A M.R.S. §208-C: Elevated aggravated assault on pregnant person

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  1. TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
  2. PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES
  3. CHAPTER 9: OFFENSES AGAINST THE 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.

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