Michigan Sentencing Guidelines for ‘Dismemberment Abortion’ (SB 230)

SB 230 would amend Michigan criminal code, MCL 777.16d, to make performing a “dismemberment abortion” a Class G felony, punishable by up to 2 years in prison.

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This law targets a procedure known as dilation and evacuation (D and E), which is frequently used during second-trimester abortions. According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, an abortion using suction aspiration can be performed up to 14 weeks’ gestation, but after 14 weeks the D and E procedure must be used to perform an abortion. As such, dilation and evacuation bans, depending upon their language, may ban all surgical abortion past 14 weeks’ gestation. (Source.)

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Related Legislation

Sentencing guidelines for SB 229.

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Latest Action

3/19/19 – Introduced.

5/14/19 – Passed Senate in a 22-16 vote.

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