Bismarck, N.D., Feb 1, 2019 / 17:01 pm
A bill outlawing dilation and evacuation abortions passed the North Dakota House of Representatives Thursday.
The practice is the most common type of abortion performed in the second trimester.
After the Jan. 31 House vote, which was 78-13, the bill proceeds to the Senate and then the Republican governor.
Under the bill, doctors performing a dilation and evacuation abortion outside of emergency cases would be charged with a felony. Offenders could be punished by a $10,000 fine and up to five years' imprisonment. Women who procure or attempt to procure the procedure could not be prosecuted.