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Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection (a) in the first paragraph in the next to the last line (page 1, line 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "12th" and inserting the following: '24th'
 
SUMMARY
The bill provides for a cause of action for the wrongful death of an unborn viable fetus. It provides that, for the purposes of such an action, an unborn viable fetus is a fetus that has reached at least the 12th week of gestation. This amendment changes that threshold to at least the 24th week of gestation.