April 26, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Moolenaar, Pastor, Robertson, Hummel, Steil, Stakoe, LaJoy, Taub, Stahl, Casperson, Walker, Moore, Sheltrown, Wenke, Shaffer, Palsrok, Gosselin, Hansen, Gaffney, Van Regenmorter, Mayes, Emmons, Hoogendyk, Caswell, Nitz, Farhat, Green, David Law, Caul, Vander Veen, Drolet, Pavlov, Nofs, Booher, Garfield, Baxter, Newell, Mortimer, Hune, Schuitmaker, Meyer, Pearce, Brandenburg, Acciavatti, Espinoza, Spade, Brown, Dillon, Gleason, McDowell, Proos and Clemente and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 2690 (MCL 333.2690).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2690. (1) A person shall not knowingly sell, collect any
fee, transfer, distribute, or give away an embryo, fetus, or
neonate for a use which is in violation of sections 2685 to 2689.
(2) A person shall not financially benefit from or receive any
type of compensation for the distribution or transfer of any
portion of an embryo, fetus, or neonate including any organs,
tissues, or cells that were obtained as the result of an elective
abortion. As used in this subsection, "elective abortion" means the
intentional use of an instrument, drug, or other substance or
device to terminate a woman's pregnancy for a purpose other than to
increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or
health of the child after live birth, or to remove a dead fetus.
Elective abortion does not include either of the following:
(a) The prescription of or use of a drug or device intended as
a contraceptive.
(b) The intentional use of an instrument, drug, or other
substance or device by a physician to terminate a woman's pregnancy
if the woman's physical condition, in the physician's reasonable
medical judgment, necessitates the termination of the woman's
pregnancy to avert her death.