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Current as of February 09, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Sec. 2. The following findings are hereby made:
(a) That in Roe v Wade 1 the United States supreme court declared that an unborn child is not a person as understood and protected by the constitution, but any born child is a legal person with full constitutional and legal rights.
(b) That in Roe v Wade the United States supreme court made no effort to define birth or place any restrictions on the states in defining when a human being is considered born for legal purposes.
(c) That, when any portion of a human being has been vaginally delivered outside his or her mother's body, that portion of the body can only be described as born and the state has a rational basis for defining that human being as born and as a legal person.
(d) That the state has a compelling interest in protecting the life of a born person.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 333. Health § 333.1082 - last updated February 09, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-333-health/mi-comp-laws-333-1082/
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