Sadie4629
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Sat Sep-20-08 07:20 PM
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Be an Illinois state legislator (for a minute or two) |
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1 AN ACT concerning infants who are born alive.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Statute on Statutes is amended by adding 5 Section 1.36 as follows:
6 (5 ILCS 70/1.36 new) 7 Sec. 1.36. Born-alive infant. 8 (a) In determining the meaning of any statute or of any 9 rule, regulation, or interpretation of the various 10 administrative agencies of this State, the words "person", 11 "human being", "child", and "individual" include every infant 12 member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any 13 stage of development. 14 (b) As used in this Section, the term "born alive", with 15 respect to a member of the species homo sapiens, means the 16 complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of that 17 member, at any stage of development, who after that expulsion 18 or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of 19 the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary 20 muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been 21 cut and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction 22 occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean 23 section, or induced abortion. 24 (c) A live child born as a result of an abortion shall 25 be fully recognized as a human person and accorded immediate 26 protection under the law. Would YOU have voted for this bill?
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madrchsod
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Sat Sep-20-08 07:34 PM
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1. the way illinois senate works.... |
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a yes vote could stop the legislation from passing...i would vote for it if it meant the bill would never stand a chance of passing...
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Sadie4629
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Sat Sep-20-08 07:49 PM
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2. How could a "yes" keep it from passing? |
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And why would you want to do that?
(Mostly just curious.)
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