70.58.150 "Fetal death," "evidence of life," defined.

WA Rev Code § 70.58.150 (2019) (N/A)
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RCW 70.58.150 "Fetal death," "evidence of life," defined. (Effective until January 1, 2021.)

A fetal death means any product of conception that shows no evidence of life after complete expulsion or extraction from its mother. The words "evidence of life" include breathing, beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles.

[ 1961 ex.s. c 5 § 11; 1945 c 159 § 5; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 6024-5.]