Section 333.1071 - Short title; definitions.
BORN ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 687 of 2002
333.1071 Short title; definitions.
Sec. 1.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “born alive infant protection act”.
(2) As used in this act:
(a) “Abortion” means that term as defined in section 17015 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17015.
(b) “Live birth” means the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of conception from its mother, regardless of the duration of the pregnancy, that after expulsion or extraction, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached, shows any evidence of life, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following:
(i) Breathing.
(ii) A heartbeat.
(iii) Umbilical cord pulsation.
(iv) Definite movement of voluntary muscles.
History: 2002, Act 687, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003