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C.R.S. § 18-3.5-101 — Definitions.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Article 3.5: Offenses Against Pregnant Women, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-3.5-101
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Consent" has the same meaning as provided in section 18-1-505. (2) "Intentionally" or "with intent" has the same meaning as provided in section 18-1-501. (3) "Knowingly" has the same meaning as provided in section 18-1-501. (4) "Pregnancy", for purposes of this article only and notwithstanding any other definition or use to the contrary, means the presence of an implanted human embryo or fetus within the uterus of a woman. (5) "Recklessly" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 18-1-501. (6) "Unlawful termination of pregnancy" means the termination of a pregnancy by any means other than birth or a medical procedure, instrument, agent, or drug, for which the consent of the pregnant woman, or a person authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained, or for which the pregnant woman's consent is implied by law.
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