{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1593","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §1593","heading":"Sale and use of fetuses","body":"1.  Prohibition.  A person may not use, transfer, distribute or give away a live human fetus, whether intrauterine or extrauterine, or any product of conception considered live born, for scientific experimentation or for any form of experimentation.\n2.  Consenting, aiding or assisting.  A person may not consent to violating subsection 1 or aid or assist another in violating subsection 1.\n3.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section commits a Class C crime.  Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 2: HEALTH","PART 3: PUBLIC HEALTH","CHAPTER 263-B: ABORTIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec1593.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"7486fced2e7bfa31fe9b7958f092da16beaf702a77df4ba1abbf02c18ecbb377","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1592","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1594"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}