Record #:

26314

Author(s):

Abstract:

North Carolina passed a new law requiring that all live births be reported regardless of gestation period. The twenty-week rule for fetal deaths but not for live-births has caused confusion in mortality statistics, the legal rights of parents, and abortion law.

Source:

Health Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7754 A1 H42x), Vol. Issue 18, Apr 1970, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Death--Law and legislation; Abortion--Laws and legislation