Illinois SB3572, the Abolish Abortion Illinois Act, amends the Criminal Code and Wrongful Death Act to redefine "person" to include an unborn child.
Illinois SB3572, the Abolish Abortion Illinois Act, redefines "person" in the Criminal Code and Wrongful Death Act to include an unborn child at any stage of biological development from fertilization until natural death. It excludes this definition from applying to unintentional deaths resulting from life-saving procedures on a pregnant woman or spontaneous miscarriage. The Act also ensures that enforcement actions for crimes against unborn children follow the same legal principles as those for born individuals.
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