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9 GCA § 17.01 Title
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This Act may be cited or referred to as “The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2016.”
9 GCA § 17.02 Legislative Statement and Intent
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(a) I Liheslaturan Guåhan understands that the physical harm or death of an expectant woman could equally result in the physical harm and death to the unborn child in her womb. For the woman who desires to carry and care for her unborn child to term, the protection and safety of …
9 GCA § 17.03 Definitions
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For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms are defined to mean: (a) person shall not include the pregnant woman whose unborn child is harmed; (b) unborn child shall mean a child in utero, and the term “child in utero” or “child, who is in utero” means a member of the s…
9 GCA § 17.04 Application
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(a) This Chapter shall not apply to acts that cause bodily harm to an unborn child if those acts were committed during any legal abortion, in accordance with Guam law. (b) This Chapter shall not apply to acts that were committed under usual and customary standards of medical prac…