FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.581
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEWEBER.
0377H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection188.015,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe
respectpeople'sabortiondecisionsact.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section188.015,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection188.015,toreadasfollows:
188.015.1.Asusedinthischapter,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Abortion"[:
3 (a)Theactofusingorprescribinganyinstrument,device,medicine,drug,orany
4othermeansorsubstancewiththeintenttodestroythelifeofanembryoorfetusinhisorher
5mother'swomb;or
6 (b)Theintentionalterminationofthepregnancyofamotherbyusingorprescribing
7anyinstrument,device,medicine,drug,orothermeansorsubstancewithanintentionother
8thantoincreasetheprobabilityofalivebirthortoremoveadeadunbornchild],anymedical
9treatmentintendedtoinducetheterminationofapregnancy,exceptforthepurposeof
10producingalivebirth;
11 (2)"Abortionfacility",aclinic,physician'soffice,oranyotherplaceorfacilityin
12whichabortionsareperformedorinducedotherthanahospital;
13 (3)"Affiliate",apersonwhoorentitythatentersinto,withanabortionfacility,alegal
14relationshipcreatedorgovernedbyatleastonewritteninstrument,includingacertificateof
15formation,afranchiseagreement,standardsofaffiliation,bylaws,oralicense,that
16demonstrates:
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (a)Commonownership,management,orcontrolbetweenthepartiestothe
18relationship;
19 (b)Afranchisegrantedbythepersonorentitytotheaffiliate;or
20 (c)Thegrantingorextensionofalicenseorotheragreementauthorizingtheaffiliate
21tousetheotherperson'sorentity'sbrandname,trademark,servicemark,orotherregistered
22identificationmark;
23 (4)"Conception",thefertilizationoftheovum[ofafemale] byasperm[ofamale];
24 (5)"Department",thedepartmentofhealthandseniorservices;
25 (6)"DownSyndrome",thesamemeaningasdefinedinsection191.923;
26 (7)"Gestationalage",lengthofpregnancyasmeasuredfromthefirstdayofthe
27[woman's] person'slastmenstrualperiod;
28 (8)"Medicalemergency",aconditionwhich,basedonreasonablemedicaljudgment,
29socomplicatesthemedicalconditionofapregnant[woman] personastonecessitatethe
30immediateabortionof[her]thepregnancytoavertthedeathofthepregnant[woman] person
31orforwhichadelaywillcreateaseriousriskofsubstantialandirreversiblephysical
32impairmentofamajorbodilyfunctionofthepregnant[woman] person;
33 (9)"Physician",anypersonlicensedtopracticemedicineinthisstatebythestate
34boardofregistrationforthehealingarts;
35 (10)"Reasonablemedicaljudgment",amedicaljudgmentthatwouldbemadebya
36reasonablyprudentphysician,knowledgeableaboutthecaseandthetreatmentpossibilities
37withrespecttothemedicalconditionsinvolved;
38 (11)["Unbornchild",theoffspringofhumanbeingsfromthemomentofconception
39untilbirthandateverystageofitsbiologicaldevelopment,includingthehumanconceptus,
40zygote,morula,blastocyst,embryo,andfetus;
41 (12)] "Viability"[or"viable",thatstageoffetaldevelopmentwhenthelifeofthe
42unbornchildmaybecontinuedindefinitelyoutsidethewombbynaturalorartificiallife-
43supportivesystems;
44 (13)"Viablepregnancy"or"viableintrauterinepregnancy",inthefirsttrimesterof
45pregnancy,anintrauterinepregnancythatcanpotentiallyresultinalivebornbaby],thepoint
46inapregnancywhen,inthegoodfaithmedicaljudgmentofaphysician,orthe
47particularfactsofthecasebeforethatphysician,thereisareasonablelikelihoodofthe
48fetus'ssustainedsurvivaloutsidetheuteruswithouttheapplicationofextraordinary
49medicalmeasures.
50 2.Notwithstandinganylawtothecontrary,thestateshallprotectaperson's
51righttoterminateapregnancypriortoviabilityofthefetusorifnecessarytoprotecta
52person'slifeorhealthasdeterminedbyalicensedphysician.
HB581 2 53 3.Noprosecutionorproceedingshallbebroughtormaintainedunderstate
54criminallaworotherwiseforactsthatareauthorizedorpermittedunderthissection.
55 4.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallbeseverable,andifanyphrase,clause,
56sentence,orprovisionisdeclaredtobeinvalidorispreemptedbyfederallawor
57regulation,thevalidityoftheremainderofthissectionshallnotbeaffected.
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