Tenn. Code § 39-15-207

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
Section 39-15-207 - Custody of infant prematurely born alive during abortion

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.

T.C.A. § 39-15-207

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1996, ch. 1079, § 124.