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                                     LRB093 04018 AMC 15947 a

 1                     AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 211

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House  Bill  211  on  page  2,
 3    immediately below line 10, by inserting the following:
 4        "(c)  Nothing  in  this  Section  shall  be  construed to
 5    require any person or entity to  contract  for,  enter  into,
 6    issue,  or  otherwise provide an insurance policy that in the
 7    opinion of the person or entity would abridge or violate that
 8    person's or entity's conscience as defined in  Section  3  of
 9    the Health Care Right of Conscience Act.
10        Nothing in this Section shall be construed to abridge any
11    rights  guaranteed  by the constitutions of the United States
12    or the State  of  Illinois  or  the  laws  of  the  State  of
13    Illinois,  including but not limited to the Religious Freedom
14    Restoration Act, the Health Care Right of Conscience Act, the
15    Abortion Performance Refusal Act, and the  Illinois  Abortion
16    Law of 1975.".