2018 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 144 - 159 — HEALTH
Chapter 145 — PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS
Section 145.421 — HUMAN CONCEPTUS, LIVING; DEFINITIONS.

Universal Citation: MN Stat § 145.421 (2018)
145.421 HUMAN CONCEPTUS, LIVING; DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1. Terms. As used in this section and section 145.422, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them.

Subd. 2. Human conceptus. "Human conceptus" means any human organism, conceived either in the human body or produced in an artificial environment other than the human body, from fertilization through the first 265 days thereafter.

Subd. 3. Living. "Living," as defined for the sole purpose of this section and section 145.422, means the presence of evidence of life, such as movement, heart or respiratory activity, the presence of electroencephalographic or electrocardiographic activity.

History: 1973 c 562 s 1

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