Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB163: Prohibits the use of fetal organs or tissue resulting from elective abortions for medical, scientific, research, experimental, o
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
Prohibits the use of fetal organs or tissue resulting from elective abortions for medical, scientific, research, experimental, or therapeutic purposes or any other use
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPARKS. 0320H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk To repeal section 188.036, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to abortion. Section A. Section 188.036, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 188.036, to read as follows: 188.036. 1. No physician shall perform an abortion on a woman if the physician knowsthatthewomanconceivedtheunbornchildforthepurposeofprovidingfetalorgansor tissue for medical transplantation to herself or another, and the physician knows that the womanintendstoprocuretheabortiontoutilizethoseorgansortissueforsuchuseforherself or another. 2. No person shall utilize the fetal organs or tissue resulting from an abortion for medicaltransplantation, ifthepersonknowsthattheabortionwasprocuredfor thepurposeof utilizing those organs or tissue for such use. 3. No person shall offer any inducement, monetary or otherwise, to a woman or a prospective father of an unborn child for the purpose of conceiving an unborn child for the medical, scientific, experimental or therapeutic use of the fetal organs or tissue. 4. No person shall offer any inducement, monetary or otherwise, to the mother or father of an unborn child for the purpose of procuring an abortion for the medical, scientific, experimental or therapeutic use of the fetal organs or tissue. 5. No person shall knowingly offer or receive any valuable consideration for the fetal organs or tissue resulting from an abortion, provided …
Sponsors
- Sparks, Justin (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB163?
- HB163 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Prohibits the use of fetal organs or tissue resulting from elective abortions for medical, scientific, research, experimental, o.
- What does HB163 do?
- Prohibits the use of fetal organs or tissue resulting from elective abortions for medical, scientific, research, experimental, or therapeutic purposes or any other use
- What is the status of HB163?
- In committee as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB163?
- Sparks, Justin (R).
- Where is the official record for HB163?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB163&year=2025&code=R
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