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 […]
333.1072 Legislative findings. Sec. 2. The legislature finds all of the following: (a) The state has a paramount interest in protecting all individuals. (b) If an abortion results in the live birth of a newborn, the newborn is a legal person for all purposes under the law. (c) A woman’s right to terminate pregnancy ends […]
333.1073 Abortion resulting in live birth; surrender of newborn to emergency service provider; medical care; report; confidentiality of newborn’s mother and father; transmission of information to newborn’s mother. Sec. 3. (1) If an abortion results in a live birth and, after being informed of the newborn’s live birth, the newborn’s mother expresses a desire not […]
