Maine Statutes

§ 22 §1595 — Live born and live birth, defined

Maine § 22 §1595
JurisdictionMaine
Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE
Part 3PUBLIC HEALTH
Ch. 263-BABORTIONS

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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §1595 (2026).

Text

"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.

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Legislative History

PL 1977, c. 696, §186 (NEW).

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