22 §1593. Sale and use of fetuses - Maine Statutes

Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE

Subtitle 2: HEALTH

Part 3: PUBLIC HEALTH HEADING: PL 1989, C. 487, §11 (RPR)

Chapter 263-B: ABORTIONS

§1593. Sale and use of fetuses

1. Prohibition. A person may not use, transfer, distribute or give away a live human fetus, whether intrauterine or extrauterine, or any product of conception considered live born, for scientific experimentation or for any form of experimentation.

[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. K, §10 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]

2. Consenting, aiding or assisting. A person may not consent to violating subsection 1 or aid or assist another in violating subsection 1.

[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. K, §10 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]

3. Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a Class C crime. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. K, §10 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1977, c. 696, §186 (NEW). 2003, c. 452, §K10 (RPR). 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).