Custody of infant prematurely born alive during abortion

An infant prematurely born alive in the course of a voluntary abortion is declared abandoned for purposes of custody only, and the department of children's services shall care for the infant as provided in § 34-1-103 . Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1996, ch. 1079, § 124. An infant prematurely born alive in the course of a voluntary abortion is declared abandoned for purposes of custody only, and the department of children's services shall care for the infant as provided in § 34-1-103 . Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1996, ch. 1079, § 124.