Participation in birth and visitation of newborn identified for adoption by prospective adoptive parents.

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Prospective adoptive parents may participate in the labor and birth of the child identified for adoption and may visit with such newborn child, provided the birth mother, the child-placing agency and her physician agree and such participation and visitation are consistent with the medically necessary procedures of the hospital.

(P.A. 91-252, S. 2; P.A. 96-130, S. 14.)

History: P.A. 96-130 changed “adoption” to “child-placing” agencies.


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