Florida legal term
Partially born in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Partially born” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Partially born” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Partially born” means the living fetus’s intact body, with the entire head attached, is presented so that:(a) There has been delivered past the mother’s vaginal opening:1. (Fla. Stat. § 782.32)
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