Manslaughter of an Unborn Child

COL292017 CH. 17 UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT

(a)A person who kills an unborn child without lawful justification commits manslaughter of an unborn child if, at the time of the killing, the person was acting under a sudden and intense passion resulting from serious provocation by another who the offender endeavors to kill, but the person negligently or accidentally causes the death of the unborn child.

(b)Manslaughter of an unborn child is a felony of the first degree and is punishable to the same extent and manner as the offense of manslaughter defined in Chapter 16 of Title 9, Guam Code Annotated.