Sen. John G. Mulroe

Filed: 5/13/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3898

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3898, AS AMENDED,
3with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No.
41, on page 111, by inserting immediately below line 17 the
5following:
 
6    "(750 ILCS 46/710 new)
7    Sec. 710. Applicability. This Article applies only to
8assisted reproductive arrangements or gestational surrogacy
9contracts entered into after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
 
11    Section 12. The Gestational Surrogacy Act is amended by
12changing Sections 20 and 70 as follows:
 
13    (750 ILCS 47/20)
14    Sec. 20. Eligibility.
15    (a) A gestational surrogate shall be deemed to have

 

 

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1satisfied the requirements of this Act if she has met the
2following requirements at the time the gestational surrogacy
3contract is executed:
4        (1) she is at least 21 years of age;
5        (2) she has given birth to at least one child;
6        (3) she has completed a medical evaluation;
7        (4) she has completed a mental health evaluation;
8        (5) she has undergone legal consultation with
9    independent legal counsel regarding the terms of the
10    gestational surrogacy contract and the potential legal
11    consequences of the gestational surrogacy; and
12        (6) she has obtained a health insurance policy that
13    covers major medical treatments and hospitalization and
14    the health insurance policy has a term that extends
15    throughout the duration of the expected pregnancy and for 8
16    weeks after the birth of the child; provided, however, that
17    the policy may be procured by the intended parents on
18    behalf of the gestational surrogate pursuant to the
19    gestational surrogacy contract.
20    (b) The intended parent or parents shall be deemed to have
21satisfied the requirements of this Act if he, she, or they have
22met the following requirements at the time the gestational
23surrogacy contract is executed:
24        (1) he, she, or they contribute at least one of the
25    gametes resulting in a pre-embryo that the gestational
26    surrogate will attempt to carry to term;

 

 

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1        (2) he, she, or they have a medical need for the
2    gestational surrogacy as evidenced by a qualified
3    physician's affidavit attached to the gestational
4    surrogacy contract and as required by the Illinois
5    Parentage Act of 2015 1984;
6        (3) he, she, or they have completed a mental health
7    evaluation; and
8        (4) he, she, or they have undergone legal consultation
9    with independent legal counsel regarding the terms of the
10    gestational surrogacy contract and the potential legal
11    consequences of the gestational surrogacy.
12(Source: P.A. 93-921, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
13    (750 ILCS 47/70)
14    Sec. 70. Irrevocability. No action to invalidate a
15gestational surrogacy meeting the requirements of subsection
16(d) of Section 15 of this Act or to challenge the rights of
17parentage established pursuant to Section 15 of this Act and
18the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 1984 shall be commenced
19after 12 months from the date of birth of the child.
20(Source: P.A. 93-921, eff. 1-1-05.)".