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Cite as:  597 U. S. ____ (2022) 

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Opinion of the Court 
Appendix A to opinion of the Court 

means whatever with the like intent, or with like intent 
aids or assists therein, shall, if the woman does not die 
in consequence thereof, be punished by imprisonment 
in  the  State  penittentiary  not  exceeding  seven  years,
nor  less  than  one  year,  or  by  fine  not  exceeding  one
thousand dollars.”97 

29.  Minnesota (1873): 

Sec. 1.  “That any person who shall administer to any 
woman with child, or prescribe for any such woman, or 
suggest to, or advise, or procure her to take any medi-
cine, drug, substance or thing whatever, or who shall 
use or employ, or advise or suggest the use or employ-
ment of any instrument or other means or force what-
ever, with intent thereby to cause or procure the mis-
carriage  or  abortion  or  premature  labor  of  any  such 
woman, unless the same shall have been necessary to
preserve her life, or the life of such child, shall, in case 
the  death  of  such  child  or  of  such  woman  results  in 
whole or in part therefrom, be deemed guilty of a fel-
ony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by 
imprisonment in the state prison for a term not more
than ten (10) years nor less than three (3) years.” 

Sec.  2.  “Any  person  who  shall  administer  to  any 
woman with child, or prescribe, or procure, or provide 
for any such woman, or suggest to, or advise, or procure
any such woman to take any medicine, drug, substance
or thing whatever, or shall use or employ, or suggest, 
or advise the use or employment of any instrument or 
other means or force whatever, with intent thereby to
cause or procure the miscarriage or abortion or prema-
ture  labor  of  any  such  woman,  shall  upon  conviction 
thereof  be  punished  by  imprisonment  in  the  state
prison for a term not more than two years nor less than 

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97 1868 Fla. Laws, ch. 1637, pp. 64, 97 (emphasis added).