18-605. UNLAWFUL ABORTIONS — PROCUREMENT OF — PENALTY. (1) Every person not licensed or certified to provide health care in Idaho who knowingly, except as permitted by this chapter, provides, supplies or administers any medicine, drug or substance to any woman or uses or employs any instrument or other means whatever upon any then-pregnant woman with intent thereby to cause or perform an abortion shall be guilty of a felony and shall be fined not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) and/or imprisoned in the state prison for not less than two (2) and not more than five (5) years.
(2) Any person licensed or certified to provide health care pursuant to title 54, Idaho Code, and who knowingly, except as permitted by the provisions of this chapter, provides, supplies or administers any medicine, drug or substance to any woman or uses or employs any instrument or other means whatever upon any then-pregnant woman with intent to cause or perform an abortion shall:
(a) For the first violation, be subject to professional discipline and be assessed a civil penalty of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), payable to the board granting such person’s license or certification;
(b) For the second violation, have their license or certification to practice suspended for a period of not less than six (6) months and be assessed a civil penalty of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), payable to the board granting such person’s license or certification; and
(c) For each subsequent violation, have their license or certification to practice revoked and be assessed a civil penalty of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), payable to the board granting such person’s license or certification.
(3) Any person who is licensed or certified to provide health care pursuant to title 54, Idaho Code, and who knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a felony punishable as set forth in subsection (1) of this section, separate from and in addition to the administrative penalties set forth in subsection (2) of this section.
History:
[18-605, added 1973, ch. 197, sec. 4, p. 442; am. 2001, ch. 277, sec. 1, p. 1000; am. 2005, ch. 393, sec. 3, p. 1321; am. 2007, ch. 193, sec. 3, p. 565.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Chapter 6 - ABORTION AND CONTRACEPTIVES
Section 18-601 - INTERPRETATION OF STATE STATUTES AND THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
Section 18-602 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
Section 18-605 - UNLAWFUL ABORTIONS — PROCUREMENT OF — PENALTY.
Section 18-606 - UNLAWFUL ABORTIONS — ACCOMPLICE OR ACCESSORY — SUBMITTING TO — PENALTY.
Section 18-607 - ABORTIFACIENTS — UNAUTHORIZED SALE.
Section 18-608 - CERTAIN ABORTIONS PERMITTED — CONDITIONS AND GUIDELINES.
Section 18-608A - PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM ABORTIONS.
Section 18-609A - CONSENT REQUIRED FOR ABORTIONS FOR MINORS.
Section 18-609F - REPORTING BY COURTS.
Section 18-609G - STATISTICAL RECORDS.
Section 18-610 - REFUSAL TO CONSENT BY PREGNANT WOMAN — EFFECT.
Section 18-611 - FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
Section 18-612 - REFUSAL TO PERFORM ABORTIONS — PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS NOT LIABLE.
Section 18-613 - PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS PROHIBITED.
Section 18-614 - DEFENSES TO PROSECUTION.
Section 18-615 - CRIMINAL ACT TO COERCE OR ATTEMPT TO COERCE A WOMAN TO OBTAIN AN ABORTION.
Section 18-616 - SEVERABILITY.
Section 18-617 - CHEMICAL ABORTIONS.
Section 18-618 - CIVIL CAUSES OF ACTION.
Section 18-619 - ANONYMITY OF FEMALE.
Section 18-620 - CONSTRUCTION.