ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNBORN CHILDREN.
Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 251, and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
Summary
The Senate substitute amends Title 24 to define “viability” as the point when a physician judges a fetus can likely survive outside the womb without extraordinary measures. It also inserts extensive findings that a fetus can feel pain by five months after fertilization, creating a separate state interest in protecting pain‑capable unborn children. The changes affect how Delaware law describes reproductive health services and the legal framework for terminating pregnancies.
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