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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4008
Introduced 1/14/2004, by William J. Grunloh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Statute on Statutes. Defines "born-alive infant" 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 that 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 a live child born as a result of an abortion shall be fully
recognized as a human person and accorded immediate protection under
the law. Effective
immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4008 |
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LRB093 16277 RAS 41915 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" include every infant |
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| member
of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any |
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| 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
its mother of that |
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| member, at any stage of development, who after that
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) A live child born as a result of an abortion shall be |
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| fully recognized
as a human person and accorded immediate |
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| protection under the law.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law. |