Bill Text: IL SB1595 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Pregnancy Help Center Referral Act. Provides that a person may not perform an abortion unless the person first provides the pregnant woman with the name, address, and telephone number of an organization that: (1) is within reasonable proximity of the abortion facility where the abortion will be performed; (2) has as one of its principal missions to provide education, counseling, and other assistance to help a pregnant mother maintain her relationship with and care for her unborn child; and (3) does not perform abortions, is not affiliated with any physician or entity that performs abortions, and does not refer pregnant mothers for abortions. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB1595 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB1595-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning pregnancy.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Pregnancy Help Center Referral Act.
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6 | Section 5. Referral required. | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (a) A person may not perform an abortion unless the person | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | first provides the pregnant woman with the name, address, and | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | telephone number of an organization that: | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) is within reasonable proximity of the abortion | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | facility where the abortion will be performed; | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (2) has as one of its principal missions to provide | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | education, counseling, and other assistance to help a | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | pregnant mother maintain her relationship with and care for | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | her unborn child; and | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (3) does not perform abortions, is not affiliated with | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | any physician or entity that performs abortions, and does | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | not refer pregnant mothers for abortions. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (b) As used in this Act, the term "abortion" has the | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | meaning provided in Section 2 of the Illinois Abortion Law of | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 1975.
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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1 | becoming law.
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