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ID S1059
Bill
Status
2/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Defines "preborn child" as a living human being from the moment of fertilization, extending legal personhood status for wrongful death lawsuits and criminal law purposes
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Removes existing exemptions that protected individuals from prosecution for abortion-related conduct, medical treatment of pregnant women, or a pregnant woman's actions regarding her own embryo or fetus
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Applies homicide and aggravated battery laws to preborn children with the same presumptions, defenses, justifications, and immunities as for born persons
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Exempts from prosecution unintentional deaths resulting from life-saving procedures for the mother (when accompanied by reasonable steps to save the preborn child) or spontaneous miscarriage
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Declared an emergency measure taking effect immediately upon passage; provisions apply prospectively only to acts occurring after the effective date
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding applicability of the terms “embryo,” “fetus,” and “preborn child” in regards to a suit for wrongful death and the crimes of aggravated battery and homicide.
EMBRYOS, FETUSES, AND PREBORN CHILDREN
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
2/7/2025