For the purposes of this article, the fact that the umbilical cord has not been cut or that the placenta remains attached shall not be considered in determining whether a human infant has achieved an independent and separate existence.
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-32.3
Human infant; independent and separate existence
2010, cc. 810, 851.
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