March 4, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Gamrat, Courser, Hooker, Glenn, Kelly and Goike and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1846 RS 1, entitled
"Of the statutes,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 8.3) and by adding section 3x.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. In the construction of the statutes of this state, the
rules
stated in sections 3a to 3w 3x
shall be observed, unless such
that construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of
the legislature.
Sec. 3x. (1) The word "individual" shall be construed to mean
a natural person and to include a fetus.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require
prosecution of a woman for the death of her unborn child if there
is a diagnosis made by a medical practitioner of an imminent threat
to the life of the mother and of the fetus, in which the life of
the mother can only be saved through the termination of the
pregnancy, including, but not limited to, a case of a tubal
pregnancy.
(3) As used in this section, "fetus" means an individual
organism of the species Homo sapiens at any time before complete
delivery from a pregnant woman. Fetus includes a fertilized embryo
that is no longer in utero.