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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 16. Public Health » Article 2R. Unborn Child Protection Act » §16-2R-8. Protection of Aborted Fetuses Born Alive

(a) Whenever a licensed medical professional performs or induces, or attempts to perform or induce an abortion and the child is born alive, the licensed medical professional shall:

(1) Exercise the same degree of reasonable medical judgment to preserve the life and health of the child in the same manner as the licensed medical professional would render to any child alive at birth of the same gestational age;