97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1144

 

Introduced 02/07/11, by Rep. Dan Brady

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/9-1.2  from Ch. 38, par. 9-1.2

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the offense of intentional homicide of an unborn child, eliminates the requirement that the defendant knew that the woman was pregnant.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5Section 9-1.2 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/9-1.2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 9-1.2)
7    Sec. 9-1.2. Intentional Homicide of an Unborn Child.
8    (a) A person commits the offense of intentional homicide of
9an unborn child if, in performing acts which cause the death of
10an unborn child, he without lawful justification:
11        (1) either intended to cause the death of or do great
12    bodily harm to the pregnant woman or her unborn child or
13    knew that such acts would cause death or great bodily harm
14    to the pregnant woman or her unborn child; or
15        (2) knew that his acts created a strong probability of
16    death or great bodily harm to the pregnant woman or her
17    unborn child. ; and
18        (3) knew that the woman was pregnant.
19    (b) For purposes of this Section, (1) "unborn child" shall
20mean any individual of the human species from fertilization
21until birth, and (2) "person" shall not include the pregnant
22woman whose unborn child is killed.
23    (c) This Section shall not apply to acts which cause the

 

 

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1death of an unborn child if those acts were committed during
2any abortion, as defined in Section 2 of the Illinois Abortion
3Law of 1975, as amended, to which the pregnant woman has
4consented. This Section shall not apply to acts which were
5committed pursuant to usual and customary standards of medical
6practice during diagnostic testing or therapeutic treatment.
7    (d) Penalty. The sentence for intentional homicide of an
8unborn child shall be the same as for first degree murder,
9except that:
10        (1) the death penalty may not be imposed;
11        (2) if the person committed the offense while armed
12    with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to the term of
13    imprisonment imposed by the court;
14        (3) if, during the commission of the offense, the
15    person personally discharged a firearm, 20 years shall be
16    added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
17        (4) if, during the commission of the offense, the
18    person personally discharged a firearm that proximately
19    caused great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent
20    disfigurement, or death to another person, 25 years or up
21    to a term of natural life shall be added to the term of
22    imprisonment imposed by the court.
23    (e) The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to
24prohibit the prosecution of any person under any other
25provision of law.
26(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)