House Bill 1775

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1775

        By Representative Ball






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to homicide; creating s.

  3         782.091, F.S.; making it unlawful to stop

  4         parturition by removal or destruction of

  5         intracranial contents under specified

  6         circumstances; providing penalties; providing

  7         an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Section 782.091, Florida Statutes, is

12  created to read:

13         782.091  Killing fetus by removal or destruction of

14  intracranial contents.--It is unlawful to stop parturition by

15  means of a complete or partial removal of the intracranial

16  contents of the fetus or the destruction of such contents with

17  the premeditated intent to cause the death of the fetus. Any

18  person who violates this section commits a felony of the

19  second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.

20  775.083, or s. 775.084.

21         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1999.

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24                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Makes the removal or destruction of the intracranial
26    contents of a fetus during parturition a felony of the
      second degree.
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