FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 591
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HUDSON.
2323S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 1.205, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to unborn
children.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 1.205, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 1.205, 2
to read as follows:3
1.205. 1. The general assembly of this state finds 1
that: 2
(1) The life of each human being begins at conception; 3
(2) Unborn children have protectable int erests in 4
life, health, and well -being and are entitled to the same 5
rights, powers, privileges, justice, and protections as are 6
secured or granted by the laws of this state to any other 7
human person; 8
(3) The natural parents of unborn children hav e 9
protectable interests in the life, health, and well -being of 10
their unborn child. 11
2. Effective January 1, 1988, the laws of this state 12
shall be interpreted and construed to acknowledge on behalf 13
of the unborn child at every stage of development, all the 14
rights, privileges, and immunities available to other 15
persons, citizens, and residents of this state, subject only 16
to the Constitution of the United States, and decisional 17
interpretations thereof by the United States Supreme Court 18 SB 591 2
and specific provisions to the contrary in the statutes and 19
constitution of this state. 20
3. As used in this section, the term "unborn children" 21
or "unborn child" shall include all unborn child or children 22
or the offspring of human beings from the moment of 23
conception until birth at every stage of biological 24
development. 25
4. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as 26
creating a cause of action against a woman for indirectly 27
harming her unborn child by failing to properly care for 28
herself or by failing to follow any particular program of 29
prenatal care. 30