Bill Text: IL HB1144 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the offense of intentional homicide of an unborn child, eliminates the requirement that the defendant knew that the woman was pregnant.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1144 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB1144-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 9-1.2 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/9-1.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 9-1.2)
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7 | Sec. 9-1.2. Intentional Homicide of an Unborn Child.
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8 | (a) A person
commits the offense of intentional homicide of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | an unborn child if, in
performing acts which cause the death of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | an unborn child, he without lawful
justification:
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11 | (1) either intended to cause the death of or do great | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | bodily harm to the
pregnant woman or her unborn child or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | knew that such acts would cause death
or great bodily harm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | to the pregnant woman or her unborn child; or
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15 | (2) knew that his acts created a strong probability of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | death or great
bodily harm to the pregnant woman or her | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | unborn child . ; and
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18 | (3) knew that the woman was pregnant.
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19 | (b) For purposes of this Section, (1) "unborn child" shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | mean any
individual of the human species from fertilization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | until birth, and (2)
"person" shall not include the pregnant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | woman whose unborn child is killed.
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23 | (c) This Section shall not apply to acts which cause the |
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1 | death of an
unborn child if those acts were committed during | ||||||
2 | any abortion, as defined
in Section 2 of the Illinois Abortion | ||||||
3 | Law of 1975, as amended, to which the
pregnant woman has | ||||||
4 | consented. This Section shall not apply to acts which
were | ||||||
5 | committed pursuant to usual and customary standards of medical
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6 | practice during diagnostic testing or therapeutic treatment.
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7 | (d) Penalty. The sentence for intentional homicide of an | ||||||
8 | unborn child
shall be the same as for first degree murder, | ||||||
9 | except that:
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10 | (1) the death penalty may not be imposed;
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11 | (2) if the person committed the offense while armed | ||||||
12 | with a firearm, 15
years shall be added to the term of | ||||||
13 | imprisonment imposed by the court;
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14 | (3) if, during the commission of the offense, the | ||||||
15 | person personally
discharged a firearm, 20 years shall be | ||||||
16 | added to the term of imprisonment
imposed by the court;
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17 | (4) if, during the commission of the offense, the | ||||||
18 | person personally
discharged a firearm that proximately | ||||||
19 | caused great bodily harm, permanent
disability, permanent | ||||||
20 | disfigurement, or death to another person, 25 years or up
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21 | to a term of natural life shall be added to the term of | ||||||
22 | imprisonment imposed by
the court.
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23 | (e) The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to | ||||||
24 | prohibit the
prosecution of any person under any other | ||||||
25 | provision of law.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
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