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