Mississippi Code
Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person
§ 97-3-5. Abortion; advertisement, sale or gift of drugs or instruments

A person who sells, lends, gives away, or in any manner exhibits, or offers to sell, lend, or give away, or has in his possession with intent to sell, lend, or give away, or advertises or offers for sale, loan or distribution any instrument or article, or any drug or medicine, for causing unlawful abortion; or who writes or prints, or causes to be written or printed, a card, circular, pamphlet, advertisement, or notice of any kind, or gives information orally, stating when, where, how, of whom, or by what means such article or medicine can be purchased or obtained, or who manufactures any such article or medicine, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by fine not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), and by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding three (3) months.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 97 - Crimes

Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person

§ 97-3-1. Abduction for purposes of marriage

§ 97-3-3. Abortion; causing abortion or miscarriage

§ 97-3-5. Abortion; advertisement, sale or gift of drugs or instruments

§ 97-3-7. Simple assault; aggravated assault; simple domestic violence; simple domestic violence third; aggravated domestic violence; aggravated domestic violence third

§ 97-3-13. False confinement; sending sane person to psychiatric hospital or institution

§ 97-3-17. Homicide; excusable homicide

§ 97-3-23. Homicide; death following duels fought out of state

§ 97-3-27. Homicide; killing while committing felony

§ 97-3-29. Homicide; killing while committing a misdemeanor

§ 97-3-31. Homicide; killing unnecessarily, while resisting effort of slain to commit felony or do unlawful act

§ 97-3-33. Killing trespasser involuntarily

§ 97-3-35. Homicide; killing without malice in the heat of passion

§ 97-3-39. Homicide; drunken doctor, etc., unintentionally causing death

§ 97-3-41. Homicide; overloading boat

§ 97-3-43. Homicide; ignorant or negligent management of steamboat or railroad engine

§ 97-3-45. Homicide; owner of dangerous animal

§ 97-3-47. Homicide; all other killings

§ 97-3-49. Suicide; aiding

§ 97-3-53. Kidnapping; punishment

§ 97-3-54. Human Trafficking Act; short title

§ 97-3-54.2. Human Trafficking Act; destruction, concealment, or confiscation of passport or other immigration document for purpose of preventing person's freedom of movement or ability to travel; penalties

§ 97-3-54.3. Human Trafficking Act; aiding, abetting, or conspiring to violate human trafficking provisions

§ 97-3-54.4. Human Trafficking Act; definitions

§ 97-3-54.5. Human Trafficking Act; use of undercover operative in detection of offense permitted

§ 97-3-55. Libel; penalty

§ 97-3-57. Libel; truth as defense

§ 97-3-59. Mayhem

§ 97-3-61. Poisoning with intent to kill or injure

§ 97-3-63. Poisoning with intent to kill; where death does not ensue

§ 97-3-69. Rape; "chaste character" presumed; uncorroborated testimony of victim insufficient

§ 97-3-71. Rape; assault with intent to ravish

§ 97-3-73. Robbery; definition

§ 97-3-75. Robbery; penalty

§ 97-3-77. Robbery; threat to injure person or relative at another time

§ 97-3-79. Robbery; use of deadly weapon

§ 97-3-81. Robbery; threatening letter demanding money, property

§ 97-3-83. Robbery; bonds, bills, notes, etc., cotton receipts and railroad tickets

§ 97-3-85. Threats and intimidation; by letter or notice

§ 97-3-87. Threats and intimidation; whitecapping

§ 97-3-89. Timber, trees and saw logs; tampering with to injure or harass the owner prohibited

§ 97-3-91. Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when injury occurs

§ 97-3-93. Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when death results

§ 97-3-97. Sexual battery; definitions

§ 97-3-99. Sexual battery; defense

§ 97-3-103. Sexual battery; relationship with other criminal statutes

§ 97-3-113. Mississippi Carjacking Act; short title

§ 97-3-115. Mississippi Carjacking Act; definitions