State v. . Jordon

By tbe enactment of Chap. 351, P. L. 1881, tbe Legislature created two separate criminal offenses. Tbe first, Sec. 1, now G. S. 14-44, is designed to protect tbe life of a child in venire sa mere and makes it unlawful to prescribe or administer drugs to or perform an operation upon a “woman, either pregnant or quick with child,” with intent thereby to destroy said child. Tbe second, Sec. 2, now G. S. 14-45, condemns the administration of drugs to or performance of an operation upon a “pregnant woman . . . with intent thereby 'to procure a miscarriage of such woman, or to injure or destroy…