Full Text of HR0671 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is illegal to profit from the sale of any part | 3 | | of a human body, except to be reimbursed for reasonable | 4 | | expenses therefrom (720 ILCS 5/12-20); and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, No anatomical gift may be made unless expressly | 6 | | authorized by the proper person or persons under the Illinois | 7 | | Anatomical Gift Act (755 ILCS 50/5-5); stillborn infants and | 8 | | fetuses are treated as decedents under the Act (755 ILCS | 9 | | 50/1-10); and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Physicians are required to certify in writing the | 11 | | methods of abortion available and the reason for the method | 12 | | chosen (720 ILCS 510/6); and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, It has come to light that Planned Parenthood may | 14 | | be profiting from the sale of human fetal tissue to various | 15 | | organizations across the State; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Planned Parenthood may not be obtaining full | 17 | | informed consent as to the donation of the fetal tissue and | 18 | | reimbursement for such costs and procedures; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Planned Parenthood may be performing abortion | 20 | | procedures that put the life and health of the mother at risk |
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| 1 | | in order to keep the fetal tissue intact; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The illegal practice of selling human fetal tissue | 3 | | is a major concern because it takes advantage of people during | 4 | | a difficult and emotional time; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | urge the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois | 8 | | Executive Inspector General, the Illinois Attorney General, | 9 | | and the Illinois Department of Revenue to investigate Planned | 10 | | Parenthood's procedures for abortions, obtaining informed | 11 | | consent, and sale or donation of human fetal tissue across the | 12 | | State; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the Illinois Department of Public | 14 | | Health, the Illinois Executive Inspector General, the Illinois | 15 | | Attorney General, and the Illinois Department of Revenue to | 16 | | investigate which organizations across the State are involved | 17 | | in purchasing or accepting human fetal tissue from Planned | 18 | | Parenthood; and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 | | delivered to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the | 21 | | Illinois Executive Inspector General, the Illinois Attorney | 22 | | General, and the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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