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Florida · 2025 Regular Session
H1517Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child
Direction
Abortionpersonhood ivfAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 85%
Expands the definition of 'person' for wrongful death civil liability to include an unborn child at any stage of development carried in the womb, allowing parents to sue third parties for damages including mental pain and suffering, which treats the unborn as having legal personhood in tort claims.
"Unborn child" means a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.
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Governor
Law
Status: Failed
Last action
2025-06-16: Died in Rules
Filed
2025-02-28
Sponsor
Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Sam Greco R + 11 cosponsors (11 R)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill substantively addresses abortion/personhood-ivf by defining an 'unborn child' as a Homo sapiens at any stage in the womb and expanding civil wrongful death liability to include parents of an unborn child (with damages for mental pain and suffering), while carving out protections for the mother and lawful medical care including ART/IVF; these are mixed effects on the personhood axis as it advances fetal personhood in tort suits against third parties but limits liability for abortion or IVF providers.
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H0059Pregnant Women in Custody↓Restricts abortion access↑Expands abortion access Failed
H0289Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child↓Restricts abortion access Failed