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18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2601 (2026)

 Short title of chapter.

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CHAPTER 26

CRIMES AGAINST UNBORN CHILD

 

Sec.

2601.  Short title of chapter.

2602.  Definitions.

2603.  Criminal homicide of unborn child.

2604.  Murder of unborn child.

2605.  Voluntary manslaughter of unborn child.

2606.  Aggravated assault of unborn child.

2607.  Culpability.

2608.  Nonliability and defenses.

2609.  Construction.

 

Enactment.  Chapter 26 was added October 2, 1997, P.L.379, No.44, effective in 180 days.

§ 2601.  Short title of chapter.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Crimes Against the Unborn Child Act.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2013–2018 · leading case: Ankrom v. State, 152 So. 3d 397 (Ala. 2013).
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Ankrom v. State, 152 So. 3d 397 (Ala. 2013). “63, § 1-730(4) (defining “unborn child”) (2012); 18 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. § 2601 et seq. (1998); S.”
Commonwealth v. Murphy, K., 134 A.3d 1034 (Pa. 2016). “3d 689, 693 (2011) (explaining that, to obtain a first-degree murder conviction, the Commonwealth must prove that: a human being was unlawfully killed; the defendant was the killer; and the defendant acted with malice and a specific intent to kill (citing, inter alia, 18 Pa.C.S.…”
In the Interest of: L.J.B Appeal of: A.A.R., 199 A.3d 868 (Pa. 2018). “By its plain language, a "child" is a person who is under eighteen years of age. See 23 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Dischman, 195 A.3d 567 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “9 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 2601 -2609. 10 Chapter 26 adopts the Abortion Control Act's definition of unborn child as meaning "an individual organism of the species homo sapiens from fertilization until live birth.”
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