ABORTION LAW-FETAL HEART BEAT
Summary
Amends the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975. Defines "viability" to include when, in the medical judgment of the attending physician based on the particular facts of the case before the attending physician, the unborn child has a fetal heartbeat. Defines "fetal heartbeat" as the cardiac activity or the steady and repetitive rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart within the gestational sac. Effective immediately.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2019
Last action Feb 4, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
To Informed Consent Subcommittee
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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