I was trying to gather more information regarding "viability". According to Dictionary.com, viability is defined as,
"ability to live, especially under certain conditions: The viability of a fetus outside the womb has increased dramatically with the advent of new technologies and procedures." As I continued my research regarding what viability means in the state of Hawaii when it comes to pregnancy matter, I found out that each 50 states in the U.S. has their own understanding about it. It was very interesting to find out the following laws, definition and understanding involving viability:
Hawaii: HRS §453-16 (2010)
The State shall not deny or interfere with a female’s right to choose or obtain an abortion of a nonviable fetus or an abortion that is necessary to protect the life or health of the female. Fetus in last trimester was vested with all rights of human beings.
California: Health and
Safety Code 123464
(2010); Health and Safety
Code 123466 (2010)
“Viability” means the point in a pregnancy when, in the good faith medical judgment of a physician, on the particular facts of the case before that physician, there is a reasonable likelihood of the fetus’ sustained survival outside the uterus without the application of extraordinary medical measures. The state may not deny or interfere with a woman’s right to choose or obtain an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or when the abortion is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman.
According to our book, by 20 weeks of gestation the lungs have matured functionally enough for the fetus to survive outside the uterus (age of viability), but special care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) would be required.
“Viability” means the point in a pregnancy when, in the good faith medical judgment of a physician, on the particular facts of the case before that physician, there is a reasonable likelihood of the fetus’ sustained survival outside the uterus without the application of extraordinary medical measures. The state may not deny or interfere with a woman’s right to choose or obtain an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or when the abortion is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman.
According to our book, by 20 weeks of gestation the lungs have matured functionally enough for the fetus to survive outside the uterus (age of viability), but special care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) would be required.
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