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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 

procure  the  miscarriage  or  abortion  of  any  such
woman, unless the same shall have been necessary to
preserve the life of such woman, or shall have been ad-
vised  by  two  physicians  to  be  necessary  for  that  pur-
pose, shall, upon conviction, be punished as prescribed 
in section 4310 of the Revised Code of Georgia.”100 

32.  North Carolina (1881):

Sec. 1.  “That every person who shall wilfully admin-
ister to any woman either pregnant or quick with child, 
or prescribe for any such woman, or advise or procure
any  such  woman  to  take  any  medicine,  drug  or  sub-
stance whatever, or shall use or employ any instrument 
or  other  means  with  intent  thereby  to  destroy  said 
child, unless the same shall have been necessary to pre-
serve the life of  such mother, shall be guilty of a felony, 
and  shall  be  imprisoned  in  the  state  penitentiary  for 
not less than one year nor more than ten years, and be 
fined at the discretion of the court.” 

Sec.  2.  “That  every  person  who  shall  administer  to 
any pregnant woman, or prescribe for any such woman,
or advise and procure such woman to take any medi-
cine, drug or any thing whatsoever, with intent thereby
to  procure  the  miscarriage  of  any  such  woman,  or  to
injure or destroy such woman, or shall use any instru-
ment or application for any of the above purposes, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be
imprisoned in the jail or state penitentiary for not less
than one year or more than five years, and fined at the
discretion of the court.”101 

33.  Delaware (1883):

Sec. 2.  “Every person who, with the intent to procure 

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100 1876 Ga. Acts & Resolutions p. 113 (emphasis added). 
101 1881 N. C. Sess. Laws pp. 584–585 (emphasis added).