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conspiracy to violate this section or for an offense under section | | 1597-A or 1598 based on a violation of this section. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1598, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 61, §2, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Policy. It is the public policy of the State that the | | State not restrict a woman's exercise of her private decision to | | terminate a pregnancy before viability except as provided in | | section 1597-A. After viability an abortion may be performed | | only when it is necessary to preserve the life or health of the | | mother or, in the case of a partial-birth abortion, when | | permitted under section 1597-B, subsection 2. It is also the | | public policy of the State that all abortions may be performed | | only by a physician. |
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| | | This bill prohibits partial-birth abortions except when | | necessary to save the life of the mother. Performance of a | | partial-birth abortion in violation of the provisions of this | | bill is a Class D crime. |
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