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HB 1596 IN

Protection of life.

IN · session 2023 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 19, 2023

Latest action (Feb 6, 2023) Representative Payne Z added as coauthor

Summary

Finds that: (1) human physical life begins when a human ovum is fertilized by a human sperm; and (2) a mother and her unborn child are equally valuable as individual patients when receiving health care services from a health care provider. Provides protections for an unborn fetus or a fetus born alive. Asserts a compelling state interest in protecting human physical life from the moment that human physical life begins.

Sponsor (1)
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (3)
  1. Jan 19, 2023 Authored by Representative Sweet · lower
  2. Jan 19, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
  3. Feb 6, 2023 Representative Payne Z added as coauthor · lower
Subjects
ABORTIONPREGNANCIES

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 19, 2023 · PDF

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