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This bill aims to protect pregnant individuals from criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits related to their pregnancy outcomes. Specifically, the bill declares the legislature's intent to support pregnant people and avoid criminalizing or punishing them for pregnancy-related decisions or outcomes. Under this proposed law, a person cannot be cited, arrested, or prosecuted for any offense connected to their own pregnancy outcome, which includes experiencing a stillbirth, miscarriage, intentionally terminating a pregnancy, or any other pregnancy outcome that does not result in a live birth. Additionally, the bill provides immunity from civil lawsuits that would be based on these same pregnancy outcomes. By establishing these protections, the bill seeks to ensure that pregnant individuals are not legally penalized for the complex and personal circumstances surrounding their pregnancies, regardless of the ultimate result.

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