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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 15 - Offenses Against the Family
Part 2 - Abortion
§ 39-15-207. Custody of Infant Prematurely Born Alive During Abortion
Universal Citation: TN Code § 39-15-207 (2020)
An infant prematurely born alive in the course of a voluntary abortion is declared abandoned for purposes of custody only, and the department of children's services shall care for the infant as provided in §34-1-103.
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