§ 14-18.2. Injury to pregnant woman.
§14‑18.2. Injury to pregnant woman.
(a) Definitions. Thefollowing definitions shall apply in this section:
(1) Miscarriage. Theinterruption of the normal development of the fetus, other than by a livebirth, and which is not an induced abortion permitted under G.S. 14‑45.1,resulting in the complete expulsion or extraction from a pregnant woman of thefetus.
(2) Stillbirth. Thedeath of a fetus prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from a womanirrespective of the duration of pregnancy and which is not an induced abortionpermitted under G.S. 14‑45.1.
(b) A person who in thecommission of a felony causes injury to a woman, knowing the woman to bepregnant, which injury results in a miscarriage or stillbirth by the woman isguilty of a felony that is one class higher than the felony committed.
(c) A person who in thecommission of a misdemeanor that is an act of domestic violence as defined inChapter 50B of the General Statutes causes injury to a woman, knowing the womanto be pregnant, which results in miscarriage or stillbirth by the woman isguilty of a misdemeanor that is one class higher than the misdemeanorcommitted. If the offense was a Class A1 misdemeanor, the defendant is guiltyof a Class I felony.
(d) This section shallnot apply to acts committed by a pregnant woman which result in a miscarriageor stillbirth by the woman. (1998‑212, s.17.16(b).)