Manslaughter of “Quick” Child
P.A. 328 of 1931 M.C.L. 750.322-23 See Section 32 of Ch. 153 of R.S. 1846 |
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Current Status Effective Date: September 18, 1931 Description In the wake of the Roe v. Wade decision, this statute has been held to define “quick” to mean “post-viable.” Thus, once a child can survive outside the womb, an action to cause the child’s death would be manslaughter (abortion for “life or health of the mother” excluded; health including emotional, mental, financial, etc.) |