Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-15-207 — Custody of infant prematurely born alive during abortion
Tennessee § 39-15-207
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-207 (2026).
Text
An infant prematurely born alive in the course of a voluntary abortion is declared abandoned for purposes of custody only, and the department of children's services shall care for the infant as provided in § 34-1-103 .
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1996, ch. 1079, § 124.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-15-207, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-15-207.