| HP0837 LD 1193  | 
				 Session - 126th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-447, Sponsored by   
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				LR 1616 Item 2  | 
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| Bill Tracking, Additional Documents | Chamber Status | ||
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection (a) in the first paragraph in the next to the last line (page 1, line 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " 12th" and inserting the following: ' 24th'
summary
The bill provides for a cause of action for the wrongful death of an unborn viable fetus. It provides that, for the purposes of such an action, an unborn viable fetus is a fetus that has reached at least the 12th week of gestation. This amendment changes that threshold to at least the 24th week of gestation.