Page 24 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

NATURAL PERSON

Article 40. Birth determines personality; but the

conceived child shall be considered born for all

purposes that are favorable to it, provided it be

born later with the conditions specified in the

following Article. (29a)

Article 41. For civil purposes, the fetus is

considered born if it is alive at the time it is

completely delivered from the mother's womb.

However, if the fetus had an intra-uterine life of

less than seven months, it is not deemed born

if it dies within twenty-four hours after its

complete delivery from the maternal womb.

(30a)