Dupuy v. State

Due to the studious dissenting opinion so ably presented, I am constrained to briefly state in simple and layman-like language why I am concurring with the majority opinion in this case.

In the beginning, I wish to correct, in so far as I am concerned, a statement in the dissenting opinion that “the majority seems to think a woman must be pregnant before a conviction can be had under the Statute’ ’ making an attempt to commit an abortion a criminal offense. I do not understand this to be the position of the majority. Certainly it is not mine.

We are not dealing here with whether Dupuy intended…