Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-51

Definitions

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Barnes v. State of Mississippi (1993)

Most recently applied in 790 So. 2d 830 - RB Ex Rel. VD v. State (July 2001)

Laws, 1986, ch. 448, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1986.

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For purposes of Sections 41-41-51 through 41-41-63, the following definitions shall apply:

“Minor” means any person under the age of eighteen (18) years;

“Emancipated minor” means any minor who is or has been married or has by court order or otherwise been freed from the care, custody and control of her parents;

“Abortion” means the use of any instrument, medicine, drug or any other substance or device with intent to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with intent other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, or to remove a dead fetus.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.