Bill Sponsors: IL HB6205 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly

Bill Title: Creates the Reproductive Health and Access Act. Provides that the State or any municipality, political subdivision, or other governmental unit or agency shall not: (1) deny or interfere with an individual's right to use or refuse contraception; (2) deny or interfere with a pregnant woman's right to bear a child; (3) deny or interfere with a pregnant woman's right to terminate a pregnancy: (i) prior to the viability of the fetus or (ii) when the termination of pregnancy is necessary to protect the life or health of the pregnant woman; or (4) require any woman to terminate pregnancy without her consent. Provides that party aggrieved by conduct that violates the Act may bring a civil lawsuit against the offending unit of government. Provides that the State shall ensure that individuals eligible for State medicaid assistance, or other State medical assistance, receive financial assistance for reproductive healthcare at least to the same extent as other comparable services. Provides that pregnancy terminations shall be performed in accordance with accepted standards of medical practice, by the method that, in the clinical judgment of the attending physician, will best serve the interests of the pregnant patient. Provides that all Illinois public schools shall offer medically accurate, age appropriate, comprehensive sexual health education as a part of the Comprehensive Health Education Program established in the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act to provide that the Comprehensive Health Education Program shall comply with the Reproductive Health and Access Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Contains other provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-26 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB6205 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Arthur Turner [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-009FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Sara Feigenholtz [D]SponsorSponsored BillsSD-006FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Naomi Jakobsson [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-103FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Maria Berrios [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-039FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Louis Lang [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-016FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Kenneth Dunkin [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-005FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Karen May [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-058FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Karen Yarbrough [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-007FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Julie Hamos [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-018FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative John Fritchey [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-011FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Gregory Harris [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-013FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Elaine Nekritz [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-057FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Barbara Currie [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-025FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative William Burns [D]SponsorSponsored BillsHD-026FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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