50-20-808. Construction. This part does not prohibit the application of the laws of this state protecting children to infants born alive during an attempted abortion.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 50-20-808

  • Abortion: means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or other substance or device to intentionally terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, or to remove a dead fetus. See Montana Code 50-20-104
  • attempted: means an act or an omission of a statutorily required act that, under the circumstances as the actor believes them to be, constitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in the performance of an abortion in violation of this chapter. See Montana Code 50-20-104
  • Born alive: means the complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a human infant, at any stage of development, who, after expulsion or extraction, breathes, has a beating heart, or has definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section, induced abortion, or another method. See Montana Code 50-20-803
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201