California Penal Code

§ 187

PEN § 187 Effective Jan 1, 2024Title 8 · Part 1 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being, or a fetus, with malice aforethought.

(b)This section shall not apply to any person who commits an act that results in the death of a fetus if any of the following apply:

(1)The act complied with the former Therapeutic Abortion Act (Article 2 (commencing with Section 123400) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code) or the Reproductive Privacy Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 260, Sec. 14. (SB 345) Effective January 1, 2024.