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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2855
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Richard J. Winkel Jr., William R. Haine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Statute on Statutes. Defines the terms "person", "human being", "child", and "individual" to include every infant member
of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. Defines "born alive" to mean the complete expulsion or
extraction from the mother of an infant, at any stage of development, who after
such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the
umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of
whether the umbilical cord has been cut and regardless of whether the expulsion
or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section,
or induced abortion. Provides that nothing
in these definitions shall be construed to affirm, deny, expand, or contract any legal status or legal right applicable to any member of the species homo sapiens at any point prior to being born alive. |
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A BILL FOR
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SB2855 |
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LRB093 20213 MKM 45965 b |
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| AN ACT concerning infants who are born alive.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Statute on Statutes is amended by adding |
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| Section 1.36 as
follows:
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| (5 ILCS 70/1.36 new)
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| Sec. 1.36. Born alive infant.
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| (a) In determining the meaning of any statute or of any |
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| rule, regulation, or
interpretation of the various |
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| administrative agencies of this State, the words
"person", |
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| "human being", "child", and "individual" shall include every |
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| infant member
of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at |
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| any stage of development.
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| (b) As used in this Section, the term "born alive", with |
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| respect to a member
of the species homo sapiens, means the |
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| complete expulsion or extraction from
his or her mother of that |
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| member, at any stage of development, who after such
expulsion |
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| or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the
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| umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, |
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| regardless of
whether the umbilical cord has been cut and |
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| regardless of whether the expulsion
or extraction occurs as a |
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| result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section,
or |
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| induced abortion.
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| (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affirm, |
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| deny, expand, or contract any legal status or legal right |
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| applicable to any member of the species homo sapiens at any |
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| point prior to being born alive, as defined in this Section.
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