DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.651
Abortion
ABORTION
In order to find Defendant guilty of the crime of Abortion, you must find the
State has proved the following four (4) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant committed an abortion upon [victim];
(2) The abortion was not a therapeutic abortion;
(3) The abortion caused a miscarriage; and
(4) Defendant acted intentionally.
“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to
commit an abortion upon [victim].
“Abortion” is any act which is committed with the intent to cause
miscarriage. The act may be committed directly upon a female’s body, by the
administering or prescribing of drugs, or in any other manner.
“Therapeutic abortion” means [quote relevant section of 24 Del. C. § 1790
et seq.]
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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