Bill > SB763

This bill adds a new criminal offense to Missouri law related to the unauthorized use of abortion-inducing drugs. Specifically, the bill creates the crime of "coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud," which occurs when someone knowingly and intentionally administers an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent, with the intent to cause an abortion. The offense is classified as a class B felony, which in Missouri typically carries a potential sentence of 5-15 years in prison. The bill explicitly states that this new criminal charge would not prevent additional prosecutions under other existing laws, such as murder charges, if the unauthorized administration of the abortion drug results in the death or serious bodily injury of the woman. The bill also appears to be part of a larger document that extensively revises Missouri's controlled substances scheduling, detailing various drugs and their classification in different regulatory schedules, but the focus of this summary is on the new criminal provision regarding abortion-inducing drugs.

Health and Social Services

https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=6348296