Bill Text: MI SB0625 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Health: abortion; born alive infant protection act; amend to reflect repealed abortion laws. Amends sec. 1 of 2002 PA 687 (MCL 333.1071).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-10-31 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SB0625 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB0625-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 625
October 31, 2019, Introduced by Senators GEISS,
MCMORROW, BULLOCK, CHANG, ANANICH, MOSS, BAYER, WOJNO, IRWIN, MCCANN,
ALEXANDER, POLEHANKI and BRINKS and referred to the Committee on Government
Operations.
A bill to amend 2002 PA 687, entitled
"Born alive infant protection act,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 333.1071).
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited
as the "born alive infant protection act".
(2) As used in this act:
(a) "Abortion" means that term as defined in section
17015 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17015.the intentional use of an instrument, drug, or other
substance or device to terminate an individual's pregnancy for a purpose other
than to increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or
health of the child after live birth, or to remove a fetus that has died as a
result of natural causes, accidental trauma, or a criminal assault on the
pregnant individual. Abortion does not include the use or prescription of a
drug or device that prevents pregnancy, including by preventing the
implantation of an embryo.
(b) "Live birth" means the complete
expulsion or extraction of a product of conception from its mother, regardless
of the duration of the pregnancy, that after expulsion or extraction, whether
or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached, shows any
evidence of life, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following:
(i) Breathing.
(ii) A heartbeat.
(iii) Umbilical cord pulsation.
(iv) Definite movement of voluntary muscles.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect
90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 622
of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.
