Guam § 91 - Definitions.

§ 91. Definitions.

For the purposes of this Act only:

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CH. 91 INFANT CHILD’S RIGHT TO LIFE ACT

(a) Abortion means the termination of a human pregnancy with

an intention other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus.

(b) Born alive or live birth means the complete expulsion or

extraction of an infant from his or her mother, regardless of the state of

gestational development, that, after expulsion or extraction, whether or

not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached, and

regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of

natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion, shows

any evidence of life, including, but not limited to, one or more of the

following:

(1) breathing;

(2) a heartbeat;

(3) umbilical cord pulsation; or

(4) definite movement of voluntary muscles.

(c) Consent means knowledge of and explicit or implicit

agreement to or instruction to perform a violation of this Act.

(d) Facility or medical facility means any public or private

hospital, clinic, center, medical school, medical training institution,

healthcare facility, physician's office, infirmary, dispensary, ambulatory

surgical treatment center, or other institution or location wherein

medical care is provided to any person.

(e) Infant, for the purposes of this Act, and as used in this Act,

means a child of the species homo sapiens that has been completely

expulsed or extracted from its mother, regardless of the stage of

gestational development, until the age of thirty (30) days post birth. An

infant is also a human being for purposes of Chapter 16 of Title 9,

Guam Code Annotated.

(f) Premature or preterm means occurring prior to the thirty-

seventh (37th) week of gestation.