Illinois HB2618 amends the Statute on Statutes to recognize a live child born as a human person with immediate legal protection.

Illinois HB2618 amends the Statute on Statutes by clarifying that the words "person," "human being," "child," and "individual" include every infant born alive at any stage of development. It defines "born alive" as complete expulsion or extraction from the mother, with breathing, heartbeat, umbilical cord pulsation, or voluntary muscle movement. The bill ensures that a live child born as a result of an abortion is fully recognized as a human person and accorded immediate protection under the law.

Illinois HB2618 amends the Statute on Statutes to recognize a live child born as a human person with immediate legal protection.

Illinois HB2618 amends the Statute on Statutes by clarifying that the words "person," "human being," "child," and "individual" include every infant born alive at any stage of development. It defines "born alive" as complete expulsion or extraction from the mother, with breathing, heartbeat, umbilical cord pulsation, or voluntary muscle movement. The bill ensures that a live child born as a result of an abortion is fully recognized as a human person and accorded immediate protection under the law.