Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1594 – Failure to preserve life of live born person
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1594
- 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. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1595
Whenever an abortion procedure results in a live birth, failure to take all reasonable steps, in keeping with good medical practice, to preserve the life and health of the live born person shall subject the responsible party or parties to Maine law governing homicide, manslaughter and civil liability for wrongful death and medical malpractice. [PL 1977, c. 696, §186 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 696, §186 (NEW).