{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-41-159","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-159","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-159","body":"(1) Only in the event a cause of action for injunctive relief under Section 41-41-157 has been denied by a court of competent jurisdiction, a cause of action for civil damages against a person who has performed a dismemberment abortion in violation of Section 41-41-155 may be maintained by:\n\n(a) Any woman upon whom a dismemberment abortion has been performed in violation of Section 41-41-155 ;\n\n(b) The father of the unborn child, if married to the woman at the time the dismemberment abortion was performed; or\n\n(c) If the woman had not attained the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of the dismemberment abortion or has died as a result of the abortion, the maternal grandparents of the unborn child.\n\n(2) No damages may be awarded a plaintiff if the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff's criminal conduct.\n\n(3) Damages awarded in such an action shall include:\n\n(a) Money damages for all injuries, psychological and physical, occasioned by the dismemberment abortion; and\n\n(b) Statutory damages equal to three (3) times the cost of the dismemberment abortion.","path":["MS Code","Title 41"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"db45ed776bbc19ac4d28bd4c4b93205d3c5cceec19e06ae8fd1d6f62fc08dde1","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-41-157","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-41-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}