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2024 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102)
Article 3.5 - Offenses Against Pregnant Women (§§ 18-3.5-101 — 18-3.5-110)
Section 18-3.5-103 - Unlawful termination of pregnancy in the first degree
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CO Rev Stat § 18-3.5-103 (2024)
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- (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful termination of pregnancy in the first degree if, with the intent to terminate unlawfully the pregnancy of a woman, the person unlawfully terminates the woman's pregnancy.
- (2) Unlawful termination of pregnancy in the first degree is a class 3 felony but is a class 2 felony if the woman dies as a result of the unlawful termination of a pregnancy.
- (3) A defendant convicted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be sentenced by the court in accordance with the provisions of section 18-1.3-406.
Added by 2013 Ch. 372,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 2013: Entire article R&RE, (HB 13-1154), ch. 372, p. 2187, § 2, effective July 1.
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