Pennsylvania § 2604 - Murder of unborn child.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 2604 — Murder of unborn child., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2604. Murder of unborn child.
(a) First degree murder of unborn child.--
(1) A criminal homicide of an unborn child constitutes first degree murder of an unborn child when it is committed by an intentional killing.
(2) The penalty for first degree murder of an unborn child shall be imposed in accordance with section 1102(a)(2) (relating to sentence for murder and murder of an unborn child).
(b) Second degree murder of unborn child.--
(1) A criminal homicide of an unborn child constitutes second degree murder of an unborn child when it is committed while the defendant was engaged as a principal or an accomplice in the perpetration of a felony.
(2) The penalty for second degree murder of an unborn child shall be the same as for murder of the second degree.
(c) Third degree murder of unborn child.--
(1) All other kinds of murder of an unborn child shall be third degree murder of an unborn child.
(2) The penalty for third degree murder of an unborn child is the same as the penalty for murder of the third degree.
Cross References. Section 2604 is referred to in section 2603 of this title; section 9714 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2604 ("Murder of unborn child.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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