34-23A-22. Cause of action for certain abortions--Amount of damages--Attorney's fees. If any person performs an abortion willfully, wantonly, or maliciously in disregard to § 34-23A-2.1, 34-23A-7, or 34-23A-10.1, the person upon whom such an abortion has been performed, and the parent of a minor child upon whom such an abortion was performed, or any of them, may maintain an action against the person who performed the abortion not to exceed ten thousand dollars in punitive damages. Any person upon whom such an abortion has been attempted may maintain an action against the person who attempted to perform the abortion not to exceed five thousand dollars in punitive damages.
If judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff in any such action, the court shall also render judgment for a reasonable attorney's fee in favor of the plaintiff against the defendant. If judgment is rendered in favor of the defendant and the court finds that the plaintiff's suit was frivolous or brought in bad faith, the court shall also render judgment for a reasonable attorney's fee in favor of the defendant against the plaintiff.
Source: SL 1993, ch 249, § 8; SL 1997, ch 204, § 5.
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