Maine Code § 22-1593

Sale and use of fetuses
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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.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. K, §10 (NEW); PL 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.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. K, §10 (NEW); PL 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.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. K, §10 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

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