Illinois § 1-15 Fundamental reproductive health rights

Illinois Statutes

§ 1-15 — Fundamental reproductive health rights

Illinois § 1-15

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Ch. 775HUMAN RIGHTS

Act 775 ILCS 55/Reproductive Health Act.

Art.Article 1 - Reproductive Health Act

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775 Ill. Comp. Stat. 1-15 (2026).

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(a)Every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about the individual's own reproductive health, including the fundamental right to use or refuse reproductive health care.

(b)Every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about how to exercise that right.

(c)A fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the laws of this State.

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(a) Every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about the individual's own reproductive health, including the fundamental right to use or refuse reproductive health care. (b) Every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about how to exercise that right. (c) A fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the laws of this State.