RHAA

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6205

by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie – Naomi D. Jakobsson – Sara
Feigenholtz, Karen May, Elaine Nekritz, et al.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

Creates the Reproductive Health and Access Act. Provides that the
State or any municipality, political subdivision, or other governmental
unit or agency shall not: (1) deny or interfere with an individual’s right
to use or refuse contraception; (2) deny or interfere with a pregnant
woman’s right to bear a child; (3) deny or interfere with a pregnant
woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy: (i) prior to the viability of the
fetus or (ii) when the termination of pregnancy is necessary to protect the
life or health of the pregnant woman; or (4) require any woman to terminate
pregnancy without her consent. Provides that party aggrieved by conduct
that violates the Act may bring a civil lawsuit against the offending unit
of government. Provides that the State shall ensure that individuals
eligible for State medicaid assistance, or other State medical assistance,
receive financial assistance for reproductive healthcare at least to the
same extent as other comparable services. Provides that pregnancy
terminations shall be performed in accordance with accepted standards of
medical practice, by the method that, in the clinical judgment of the
attending physician, will best serve the interests of the pregnant patient.
Provides that all Illinois public schools shall offer medically accurate,
age appropriate, comprehensive sexual health education as a part of the
Comprehensive Health Education Program established in the Critical Health
Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Amends the Critical Health
Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act to provide that the
Comprehensive Health Education Program shall comply with the Reproductive
Health and Access Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act are
severable. Contains other provisions.

The full bill can be downloaded here >>HB6205 RHAA