Maryland Bill Redefining the Term Viability (SB 449)
This law was last updated on Sep 6, 2018
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
SB 449
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Jan 25, 2018
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 12
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 13
Topics
Later AbortionFull Bill Text
SB 449 would redefine the term “viability” under Maryland law to mean:
“that stage, beginning at 24 weeks’ gestation, when, in the best medical judgment of the attending physician, there is a reasonable likelihood of the fetus’s sustained survival outside the womb.”
Current Maryland law defines “viability” to mean:
“that stage when, in the best medical judgment of the attending physician based on the particular facts of the case before the physician, there is a reasonable likelihood of the fetus’s sustained survival outside the womb.”
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