| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1581 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBAKER. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3224H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsections477.060,477.170,and477.180,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoffour |
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| 8 | 8 | | newsectionsrelatingtojudicialproceedings. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections477.060,477.170,and477.180,RSMo,arerepealedandfour |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2newsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections188.140,477.060,477.170,and |
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| 12 | 12 | | 3477.180,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 188.140.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2 (1)"Abortion": |
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| 15 | 15 | | 3 (a)Theactofusingorprescribinganyinstrument,device,medicine,drug,or |
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| 16 | 16 | | 4anyothermeansorsubstancewiththeintenttodestroythelifeofanembryoorfetusin |
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| 17 | 17 | | 5hisorhermother'swomb;or |
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| 18 | 18 | | 6 (b)Theintentionalterminationofthepregnancyofamotherbyusingor |
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| 19 | 19 | | 7prescribinganyinstrument,device,medicine,drug,orothermeansorsubstancewithan |
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| 20 | 20 | | 8intentionotherthantoincreasetheprobabilityofalivebirthortoremoveadead |
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| 21 | 21 | | 9unbornchild; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 10 (2)"Pro-lifeindividualororganization",anyindividualoranynonprofit |
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| 23 | 23 | | 11domesticfirm,partnership,association,orcorporation,includingthosewhichoperate |
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| 24 | 24 | | 12underthestandardsofsection501(c)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986asamended, |
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| 25 | 25 | | 13wheretheinterestsorpurposesofsuchindividualororganizationinclude,butshallnot |
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| 26 | 26 | | 14belimitedto,protectingthesanctityoflifeordefendingtherighttolifeofallhumans, |
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| 27 | 27 | | 15bornandunborn; |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 (3)"Unbornchild",theoffspringofhumanbeingsfromthemomentof |
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| 30 | 30 | | 17conceptionuntilbirthandateverystageofitsbiologicaldevelopment,includingthe |
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| 31 | 31 | | 18humanconceptus,zygote,morula,blastocyst,embryo,andfetus. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 19 2.Anypro-lifeindividualororganizationmayinterveneinanyactioninwhicha |
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| 33 | 33 | | 20provisionoftheConstitutionofMissouri,anyMissouristatute,oranyMissourirule |
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| 34 | 34 | | 21thatinvolvestheregulationofabortionorwheretherightsofanunbornchildisatissue. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 22Thefirstpro-lifeindividualororganizationtofileforinterventionshallrepresentthe |
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| 36 | 36 | | 23rightsoftheunbornchildinsuchproceedingandshallhavetherighttofilesuch |
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| 37 | 37 | | 24pleadingnecessaryonbehalfoftheunbornchild.Anyotherpro-lifeindividualsor |
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| 38 | 38 | | 25organizationsmaysubmitamicuscuriaebriefsontheirownbehalforonbehalfofthe |
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| 39 | 39 | | 26unbornchild. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 477.060.Thejurisdictionofthesoutherndistrictofthecourtofappealsshallbe |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2coextensivewiththecountiesofBarry,Barton,Butler,Camden,Cedar,Carter,Christian, |
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| 42 | 42 | | 3Dade,Dallas,Douglas,Greene,Howell,Hickory,Jasper,Laclede,Lawrence,McDonald, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 4Newton,Ozark,Oregon,Polk,Pulaski,Phelps,Ripley,St.Clair,Shannon,Stone,Texas, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 5Taney,Webster,Wright,Dent,Crawford,Maries,Cole,Miller,Reynolds,Iron,Wayne, |
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| 45 | 45 | | 6Bollinger,Scott,Stoddard,Dunklin,Pemiscot,NewMadridandMississippi. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 477.170.Thereshallbe[eleven] sevenjudgesofthewesterndistrictofthecourtof |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2appeals. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 477.180.Thereshallbe[seven] tenjudgesofthesoutherndistrictofthecourtof |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2appeals. |
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| 50 | 50 | | âś” |
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| 51 | 51 | | HB1581 2 |
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