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2025 Delaware Code
Title 24 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 17. MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT
Subchapter IX. Termination of Human Pregnancy
§ 1795. Live birth following abortion.
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§ 1795. Live birth following abortion.
(a) In the event an abortion or an attempted abortion results in the live birth of a child, the person performing or inducing such abortion or attempted abortion and all persons rendering medical care to the child after its birth must exercise that degree of medical skill, care and diligence which would be rendered to a child who is born alive as the result of a natural birth.
(b) Nothing found in this section shall be deemed to preclude prosecution under any other applicable section of the Delaware Code for knowing or reckless conduct which is detrimental to the life or health of an infant born as a result of a procedure designed to terminate pregnancy. Anyone who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
63 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 1;
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