State v. Norflett

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Pashman, J.

This appeal requires us to consider the impact of Roe v. Wade, 410 U. S. 113, 93 S. Ct. 705, 35 L. Ed. 2d 147 (1973) and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U. S. 179, 93 S. Ct. 739, 35 L. Ed. 2d 201 (1973), upon our abortion statute in the context of a criminal conviction of a layman performing an abortion upon an unmarried minor. We conclude that defendant’s conviction must be affirmed.

Betty Norfiett was indicted on three counts charging her with performing an abortion without lawful justification, atrocious assault and battery by reason of the abortion,…