§1595. Live born and live birth, defined
"Live born" and "live birth," as used in this chapter, shall mean a product of conception after complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Each product of such a birth is considered live born and fully recognized as a human person under Maine law. [PL 1977, c. 696, §186 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 696, §186 (NEW).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
22 §1591. Immunity and employment protection
22 §1592. Discrimination for refusal
22 §1593. Sale and use of fetuses
22 §1594. Failure to preserve life of live born person
22 §1595. Live born and live birth, defined
22 §1596. Abortion and miscarriage data
22 §1597. Parental notification of minor's decision to have an abortion (REPEALED)
22 §1597-A. Consent to a minor's decision to have an abortion