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MT Code § 50-20-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 5. Parental Consent for Abortion Act|50-20-503. Definitions

  50-20-503. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Coerce" means to restrain or dominate the choice of a minor by force, threat of force, or deprivation of food and shelter.   (2) "Consent" means a notarized written statement obtained on a form and executed in the manner prescribed by 50-20-505 that is signed by a parent or legal guardian of a minor and that declares that the minor intends to seek an abortion and that the parent or legal guardian of the minor consents to the abortion.   (3) "Emancipated minor" means a person under 18 years of age who is or has been married or who has been granted an order of limited emancipation by a court as provided in 41-1-503.   (4) "Medical emergency" means a condition that, on the basis of the good faith clinical judgment of a physician or physician assistant, so complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to necessitate the immediate abortion of the woman's pregnancy to avert the woman's death or a condition for which a delay in treatment will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.   (5) "Minor" means a pregnant female under 18 years of age who is not an emancipated minor.   (6) "Physical abuse" means any physical injury intentionally inflicted by a parent or legal guardian on a minor.   (7) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine under Title 37, chapter 3.   (8) "Physician assistant" means a person licensed pursuant to Title 37, chapter 20, who provides medical services under the supervision of a physician.   (9) "Sexual abuse" has the meaning provided in 41-3-102.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 307, L. 2013.
MT Code § 50-20-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 5. Parental Consent for Abortion Act|50-20-504. Consent of parent or legal guardian required

  50-20-504. Consent of parent or legal guardian required. (1) Except as provided in 50-20-507, a physician or physician assistant may not perform an abortion on a minor unless the physician or physician assistant or the agent of the physician or physician assistant first obtains the notarized written consent of a parent or legal guardian of the minor.   (2) The consent of a parent or legal guardian of the minor is invalid unless it is obtained in the manner and on the form prescribed by 50-20-505.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 307, L. 2013.
MT Code § 50-20-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 5. Parental Consent for Abortion Act|50-20-506. Proof of identification and relationship to minor -- retention of records

  50-20-506. Proof of identification and relationship to minor -- retention of records. (1) A parent or legal guardian of a minor who is consenting to the performance of an abortion on the minor shall provide the attending physician or physician assistant or the agent of the physician or physician assistant with government-issued proof of identity and written documentation that establishes that the parent or legal guardian is the lawful parent or legal guardian of the minor.   (2) A physician or physician assistant shall retain the completed consent form and the documents provided pursuant to subsection (1) in the minor's medical file for 5 years after the minor reaches 18 years of age, but in no event less than 7 years.   (3) A physician or physician assistant receiving documentation under this section shall execute for inclusion in the minor's medical record an affidavit stating: "I, (insert name of physician or physician assistant), certify that according to my best information and belief, a reasonable person under similar circumstances would rely on the information presented by both the minor and the minor's parent or legal guardian as sufficient evidence of identity and relationship."   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 307, L. 2013.
MT Code § 50-20-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 5. Parental Consent for Abortion Act|50-20-507. Exceptions

  50-20-507. Exceptions. Consent is not required under 50-20-504 if:   (1) the attending physician or physician assistant certifies in the minor's medical record that a medical emergency exists and there is insufficient time to provide consent;   (2) consent is waived, in a notarized writing, by the person entitled to give consent; or   (3) consent is waived under 50-20-509.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 307, L. 2013.
MT Code § 50-20-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 5. Parental Consent for Abortion Act|50-20-508. Coercion prohibited

  50-20-508. Coercion prohibited. A parent, a legal guardian, or any other person may not coerce a minor to have an abortion. If a minor is denied financial support by the minor's parents, legal guardian, or custodian because of the minor's refusal to have an abortion, the minor must be considered an emancipated minor for the purposes of eligibility for public assistance benefits. The public assistance benefits may not be used to obtain an abortion.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 307, L. 2013.
MT Code § 50-20-510 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 5. Parental Consent for Abortion Act|50-20-510. Criminal and civil penalties

  50-20-510. Criminal and civil penalties. (1) A person convicted of performing an abortion in violation of 50-20-504 shall be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both. On a second or subsequent conviction, the person shall be fined an amount not less than $500 or more than $50,000 and be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of not less than 10 days or more than 5 years, or both.   (2) Failure to obtain the consent required under 50-20-504 is prima facie evidence in an appropriate civil action for a violation of a professional obligation. The evidence does not apply to issues other than failure to obtain the consent of a parent or legal guardian. A civil action may be based on a claim that the failure to obtain consent was the result of a violation of the appropriate legal standard of care. Failure to obtain consent is presumed to be actual malice pursuant to the provisions of 27-1-221. This part does not limit the common-law rights of parents.   (3) A person who coerces a minor to have an abortion is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both. On a second or subsequent conviction, the person shall be fined an amount not less than $500 or more than $50,000 and be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of not less than 10 days or more than 5 years, or both.   (4) A person not authorized to grant consent under 50-20-504 who signs a consent form provided for in 50-20-505 is guilty of a misdemeanor.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 307, L. 2013.
MT Code § 50-20-511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 5. Parental Consent for Abortion Act|50-20-511. Construction

  50-20-511. Construction. Nothing in this part may be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion. It is not the intention of this part to make lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 307, L. 2013.
MT Code § 50-20-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 6. Montana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act|50-20-601. Short title

  50-20-601. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Montana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act".  History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 307, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-20-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 6. Montana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act|50-20-602. Definitions

  50-20-602. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:  (1) "Fertilization" means the fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum.   (2) "Gestational age" means the age of an unborn child, calculated from the first day of the woman's last menstrual period.   (3) "Knowing" or "knowingly" has the meaning provided in 45-2-101.   (4) (a) "Medical emergency" means a condition that, in reasonable medical judgment, so complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman that it necessitates the immediate abortion of the woman's pregnancy without first determining gestational age in order to avert the woman's death or for which the delay necessary to determine gestational age will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function, not including psychological or emotional conditions.   (b) The term does not include a condition that is based on a claim or diagnosis that the woman will engage in conduct that the woman intends to result in the woman's death or in substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.   (5) "Medical practitioner" means a person authorized under 50-20-109 to perform an abortion.   (6) "Probable gestational age of the unborn child" means what, in reasonable medical judgment, will with reasonable probability be the gestational age of the unborn child at the time the abortion is planned to be performed or attempted.   (7) "Purposeful" or "purposely" has the meaning provided in 45-2-101.   (8) "Reasonable medical judgment" means a medical judgment that would be made by a reasonably prudent medical practitioner who is knowledgeable about the case and the treatment possibilities with respect to the medical conditions involved.   (9) "Serious health risk to the unborn child's mother" means that, in reasonable medical judgment, the mother has a condition that so complicates the mother's medical condition that it necessitates the abortion of the mother's pregnancy to avert the mother's death or to avert serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function, not including psychological or emotional conditions. No greater risk may be determined to exist if it is based on a claim or diagnosis that the mother will engage in conduct that the mother intends to result in the mother's death or in substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.   (10) "Unborn child" or "fetus" means an individual organism of the species homo sapiens from fertilization until live birth.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 307, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-20-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 6. Montana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act|50-20-603. Protection of unborn child capable of feeling pain from abortion

  50-20-603. Protection of unborn child capable of feeling pain from abortion. (1) (a) A person may not perform or attempt to perform an abortion of an unborn child capable of feeling pain unless it is necessary to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother.  (b) For the purposes of this subsection (1), an unborn child is capable of feeling pain when it has been determined by the medical practitioner performing or attempting the abortion or by another medical practitioner on whose determination the medical practitioner relies that the probable gestational age of the unborn child is 20 or more weeks.   (2) Except in the case of a medical emergency, an abortion may not be performed or attempted unless the medical practitioner has first made a determination of the probable gestational age of the unborn child or relied on a determination made by another medical practitioner. In making this determination, the medical practitioner shall make inquiries of the woman and perform or cause to be performed medical examinations and tests that a reasonably prudent practitioner who is knowledgeable about the case and the medical conditions involved would consider necessary to perform in making an accurate diagnosis with respect to gestational age.   (3) When an abortion of an unborn child capable of feeling pain is necessary to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother, the medical practitioner shall terminate the pregnancy in the manner that, in reasonable medical judgment, provides the best opportunity for the unborn child to survive unless, in reasonable medical judgment, termination of the pregnancy in that manner would pose a greater risk either of the death of the pregnant woman or of the substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function, not including psychological or emotional conditions, of the woman than would other available methods. No greater risk may be determined to exist if it is based on a claim or diagnosis that the woman will engage in conduct that the woman intends to result in the woman's death or in substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 307, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-20-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 6. Montana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act|50-20-604. Criminal penalties

  50-20-604. Criminal penalties. A person who purposely or knowingly performs or attempts to perform an abortion in violation of 50-20-603 is guilty of a felony punishable in accordance with 50-20-112.  History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 307, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-20-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 6. Montana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act|50-20-605. Civil remedies

  50-20-605. Civil remedies. (1) A woman on whom an abortion has been performed or attempted in violation of 50-20-603 or the father of the unborn child who was the subject of the abortion may maintain an action against the person who performed or attempted the abortion in a purposeful or knowing violation of 50-20-603 for actual and punitive damages.  (2) (a) A cause of action for injunctive relief against a person who has purposely or knowingly violated 50-20-603 may be maintained by:   (i) the woman on whom an abortion was performed or attempted or, if the woman is a minor, the woman's parent or guardian;   (ii) a person who is the spouse of the woman on whom an abortion has been performed or attempted;   (iii) a prosecuting attorney with appropriate jurisdiction; or   (iv) the attorney general.   (b) The injunction must prevent the person from performing or attempting additional abortions in violation of 50-20-603 in this state.   (3) If judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff in an action described in this section, the court shall order the defendant to pay reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff.   (4) If judgment is rendered in favor of the defendant and the court finds that the plaintiff's lawsuit was frivolous and brought in bad faith, the court shall order the plaintiff to pay reasonable attorney fees to the defendant.   (5) Damages or attorney fees may not be assessed against the woman on whom an abortion was performed or attempted except in accordance with subsection (4).   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 307, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-20-606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 6. Montana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act|50-20-606. Protection of privacy in court proceedings

  50-20-606. Protection of privacy in court proceedings. In a civil or criminal proceeding brought under 50-20-604 or 50-20-605, the court shall determine whether the anonymity of the woman on whom an abortion has been performed or attempted must be preserved from public disclosure if the woman does not consent to the disclosure. The court, on motion or sua sponte, shall make a determination and, on determining that the woman's anonymity should be preserved, shall issue orders to the parties, witnesses, and counsel and shall direct the sealing of the record and exclusion of individuals from courtrooms or hearing rooms to the extent necessary to safeguard the woman's identity from public disclosure. The order must be accompanied by specific written findings explaining why the anonymity of the woman should be preserved from public disclosure, why the order is essential to that end, how the order is narrowly tailored to serve that interest, and why no reasonable, less restrictive alternative exists. In the absence of written consent of the woman on whom an abortion has been performed or attempted, anyone, other than a public official, who brings an action under 50-20-605(1) or (2) shall do so under a pseudonym. This section may not be construed to conceal from the defendant or from attorneys for the defendant the identity of the plaintiff or of witnesses.  History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 307, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-20-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 7. Montana Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act|50-20-701. Short title

  50-20-701. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Montana Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act".  History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 309, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-20-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 7. Montana Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act|50-20-702. Legislative findings and purpose

  50-20-702. Legislative findings and purpose. The purpose of this part is to further the important and compelling state interests of:  (1) protecting the health and welfare of a woman considering a chemical abortion;   (2) ensuring that a medical practitioner examines a woman prior to dispensing an abortion-inducing drug in order to confirm the gestational age of the unborn child, the intrauterine location of the unborn child, and that the unborn child is alive because the routine administration of an abortion-inducing drug following spontaneous miscarriage is unnecessary and exposes the woman to unnecessary risks associated with the abortion-inducing drug;   (3) ensuring that a medical practitioner does not prescribe or dispense an abortion-inducing drug after 70 days have elapsed since the first day of a woman's last menstrual period;   (4) reducing the risk that a woman may elect an abortion only to discover later, with devastating psychological consequences, that the woman's decision was not fully informed;   (5) ensuring that a woman considering a chemical abortion receives comprehensive information on abortion-inducing drugs, including the potential to reverse the effects of the drugs if the woman changes the woman's mind, and that a woman submitting to an abortion does so only after giving voluntary and fully informed consent to the procedure; and   (6) promoting the health and safety of women by adding to the sum of medical and public health knowledge through the compilation of relevant data on chemical abortions performed in the state as well as data on all medical complications and maternal deaths resulting from these abortions.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 309, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-20-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 7. Montana Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act|50-20-704. In-person requirement

  50-20-704. In-person requirement. An abortion-inducing drug may be provided only by a qualified medical practitioner following the procedures set forth in this part. A manufacturer, supplier, medical practitioner, qualified medical practitioner, or any other person may not provide an abortion-inducing drug via courier, delivery, or mail service.  History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 309, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-20-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 7. Montana Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act|50-20-705. Distribution of abortion-inducing drugs

  50-20-705. Distribution of abortion-inducing drugs. (1) Because the failure and complication rates from a chemical abortion increase with advancing gestational age and because the physical symptoms of chemical abortion can be identical to the symptoms of ectopic pregnancy and abortion-inducing drugs do not treat ectopic pregnancies and are contraindicated in ectopic pregnancies, the qualified medical practitioner providing an abortion-inducing drug shall examine the woman in person and, prior to providing an abortion-inducing drug, shall:  (a) independently verify that a pregnancy exists;   (b) determine the woman's blood type, and if the woman is Rh negative, be able to and offer to administer RhoGAM at the time of the abortion;   (c) inform the woman that the woman may see the remains of the unborn child in the process of completing the abortion; and   (d) document in the woman's medical chart the gestational age and intrauterine location of the pregnancy and whether the woman received treatment for Rh negativity, as diagnosed by the most accurate standard of medical care.   (2) A qualified medical practitioner providing an abortion-inducing drug must be credentialed and competent to handle complications management, including emergency transfer, or must have a signed contract with an associated medical practitioner who is credentialed to handle complications and must be able to produce the signed contract on demand by the woman or by the department. Each woman to whom a qualified medical practitioner provides an abortion-inducing drug must be given the name and phone number of the associated medical practitioner.   (3) The qualified medical practitioner providing an abortion-inducing drug, or an agent of the qualified medical practitioner, shall schedule a followup visit for the woman at approximately 7 to 14 days after administration of the abortion-inducing drug to confirm that the pregnancy is completely terminated and to assess the degree of bleeding. The qualified medical practitioner shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the woman returns for the scheduled appointment. A brief description of the efforts made to comply with this subsection, including the date, time, and identification by name of the person making the efforts, must be included in the woman's medical record.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 309, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-20-706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 7. Montana Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act|50-20-706. Prohibition on providing abortion-inducing drugs at elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools

  50-20-706. Prohibition on providing abortion-inducing drugs at elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools. An abortion-inducing drug may not be provided in an elementary, secondary, or postsecondary school facility or on school grounds.  History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 309, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-20-708 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 20. Abortion|Part 7. Montana Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act|50-20-708. Information required in state-prepared materials

  50-20-708. Information required in state-prepared materials. (1) The department shall publish state-prepared, printed materials on informed consent for abortion and shall include the following statement:  "Information on the potential ability of qualified medical practitioners to reverse the effects of an abortion obtained through the use of abortion-inducing drugs is available at www.abortionpillreversal.com, or you can contact (877) 558-0333 for assistance in locating a medical professional who can aid in the reversal of an abortion."   (2) The department shall annually review and update, if necessary, the statement requirement under subsection (1).   (3) As part of the informed consent counseling services required in 50-20-707, the qualified medical practitioner shall inform the pregnant woman about abortion pill reversal and provide the woman with the state-prepared materials described in subsection (1).   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 309, L. 2021.