Establish criminal offense of abortion trafficking
This bill creates a new criminal offense called abortion trafficking in Montana, which prohibits individuals from transporting unborn children within or outside the state with the intent to obtain an illegal abortion. The law applies to anyone who knowingly moves a fetus for the purpose of ending a pregnancy that would be unlawful under Montana law, with penalties including fines up to $1,000 or up to five years in prison. The legislation also amends existing abortion-related penalties to clarify that mothers cannot be punished for the crime of abortion trafficking, while allowing penalties against them for other violations. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage and applies to any acts committed on or after that date.
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 14, 2024
Last action Feb 19, 2025
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