2005 Minnesota Statutes - 145.423 — Abortion; live births.

     145.423 Abortion; live births. 


    Subdivision 1.    Recognition; medical care.  A live 
 child born as a result of an abortion shall be fully recognized 
 as a human person, and accorded immediate protection under the 
 law.  All reasonable measures consistent with good medical 
 practice, including the compilation of appropriate medical 
 records, shall be taken to preserve the life and health of the 
 child. 


    Subd. 2.    Physician required.  When an abortion is 
 performed after the twentieth week of pregnancy, a physician, 
 other than the physician performing the abortion, shall be 
 immediately accessible to take all reasonable measures 
 consistent with good medical practice, including the compilation 
 of appropriate medical records, to preserve the life and health 
 of any live birth that is the result of the abortion. 


    Subd. 3.    Death.  If a child described in subdivision 
 1 dies after birth, the body shall be disposed of in accordance 
 with the provisions of section 145.1621. 


    HIST: 1976 c 170 s 1; 1997 c 215 s 4