§ Â 605. Abuse of a pregnant female in the second degree; class C felony.
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Delaware Code › Title 11 › Chapter 5 › Subchapter II › Section 605
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(a) A person is guilty of abuse of a pregnant female in the second degree when in the course of or in furtherance of the commission or attempted commission of assault third degree or any violent felony against or upon a pregnant female, or while in immediate flight therefrom, the person recklessly and without her consent causes the unlawful termination of her pregnancy.
(b) It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the person was unaware that the victim was pregnant.
(c) Prosecution under this section does not preclude prosecution under any other section of the Delaware Code. Abuse of a pregnant female in the second degree is a class C felony.
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