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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 1-15. Fundamental reproductive health rights.
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 775. Human Rights § 55/1-15. Fundamental reproductive health rights - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-775-human-rights/il-st-sect-775-55-1-15/
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