North Carolina General Statutes 14-44.1. Providing or advertising abortion-inducing drugs to pregnant woman
(a) Offense. – All of the following are unlawful:
(1) For any individual within the State, including a physician, an employee or contractor of a physician’s office or clinic, or other abortion provider, or organization within the State, including a physician’s office or clinic or other abortion provider, to mail, provide, or supply an abortion-inducing drug directly to a pregnant woman in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.83A(b)(2)a. Lack of knowledge or intent that the abortion-inducing drug will be administered outside the physical presence of a physician shall not be a defense to a violation of this subdivision.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 14-44.1
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) For any manufacturer or supplier of an abortion-inducing drug to ship or cause to be shipped any abortion-inducing drug directly to a pregnant woman in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.83A(b)(2)a. Lack of knowledge or intent that the abortion-inducing drug will be administered outside the physical presence of a physician shall not be a defense to a violation of this subdivision.
(3) For any individual or organization to purchase or otherwise procure an advertisement, host or maintain an internet website, or provide an internet service purposefully directed to a pregnant woman who is a resident of this State when the individual or organization knows that the purpose of the advertisement, website, or internet service is solely to promote the sale of an abortion-inducing drug to be administered to a woman in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.83A(b)(2)a.
(b) Punishment. – An individual or organization who violates this section commits an infraction as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-3.1 and is subject to a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation.
(c) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section:
(1) Abortion-inducing drug. – As defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.81(1a).
(2) Organization. – As defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-773(c). (2023-14, s. 1.3.)