Abortion Performance Refusal Act
Sec. 0.01. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Abortion Performance Refusal Act. (Source:
P.A. 86-1324.) (745 ILCS 30/1)
Sec. 1.
(a) No physician, nurse or other person who refuses to recommend, perform
or assist in the performance of an abortion, whether such abortion be a
crime or not, shall be liable to any person for damages allegedly arising
from such refusal.
(b) No hospital that refuses to permit the performance of an abortion
upon its premises, whether such abortion be a crime or not, shall be liable
to any person for damages allegedly arising from such refusal.
(c) Any person, association, partnership or corporation that
discriminates against another person in any way, including, but not limited
to, hiring, promotion, advancement, transfer, licensing, granting of
hospital privileges, or staff appointments, because of that person's refusal
to recommend, perform or assist in the performance of an abortion, whether
such abortion be a crime or not, shall be answerable in civil damages equal
to 3 times the amount of proved damages, but in no case less than $2,000.
(d) The license of any hospital, doctor, nurse or any other medical
personnel shall not be revoked or suspended because of a refusal to permit,
recommend, perform or assist in the performance of an abortion. (Source: P.
A. 78-228.)