### Question
Can you define what unborn child” means a child in utero, and the term “child in utero” or “child, who is in utero means?


### Answer
**Unborn child” means a child in utero, and the term “child in utero” or “child, who is in utero** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 919a*:

> a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 919a*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 47-UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER X-PUNITIVE ARTICLES**

