BORN ALIVE INFANT DEFINED
Summary
Amends the Statute on Statutes. Defines the terms "person", "human being", "child", and "individual" to include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. Defines "born alive" to mean the complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of an infant, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion. Provides that nothing in these definitions shall be construed to affirm, deny, expand, or contract any legal status or legal right applicable to any member of the species homo sapiens at any point prior to being born alive.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Apr 12, 2005
Signed Aug 12, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2005 · House Apr 12, 2005
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 46
May 18, 2005
D
Democratic25
80% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
98
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Aug 12, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 18, 2005
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 5, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health & Human Services; 007-000-004
upper
Apr 21, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 13, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 12, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 12, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-2)
house
Mar 9, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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