Illinois Statutes
§ 1-15 — Fundamental reproductive health rights
Illinois·Topic RIGHTS AND REMEDIES·Ch. 775 HUMAN RIGHTS·Act 775 ILCS 55/ Reproductive Health Act.·Art. Article 1 - Reproductive Health Act
(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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Legislative History
(Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)
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