SENATE BILL No. 1170

March 16, 2000, Introduced by Senators VAN REGENMORTER, GOUGEON, STEIL,

SHUGARS, BENNETT, SIKKEMA, GOSCHKA, STILLE, HOFFMAN, EMMONS, NORTH, KOIVISTO and MILLER and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

(MCL 600.101 to 600.9948) by adding section 2970.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 2970. (1) A PERSON SHALL NOT BRING A CIVIL ACTION FOR

2 DAMAGES FOR DAILY LIVING, MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, OR OTHER EXPENSES

3 NECESSARY TO RAISE A CHILD TO THE AGE OF MAJORITY, WHETHER

4 LABELED WRONGFUL BIRTH OR WRONGFUL PREGNANCY, OR UNDER SOME OTHER

5 TITLE OR THEORY. THE LAW OF THIS STATE IS THAT THE BENEFITS OF A

6 CHILD'S LIFE ALWAYS OUTWEIGH THE COST OF RAISING THE CHILD.

7 (2) THE PROHIBITION STATED IN SUBSECTION (1) APPLIES REGARD-

8 LESS OF WHETHER THE CHILD IS BORN HEALTHY OR WITH A BIRTH DEFECT

9 OR OTHER ADVERSE MEDICAL CONDITION. THE PROHIBITION STATED IN

10 SUBSECTION (1) DOES NOT APPLY TO A CIVIL ACTION FOR DAMAGES FOR

11 AN INTENTIONAL OR GROSSLY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION, INCLUDING,

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1 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN ACT OR OMISSION THAT VIOLATES THE MICHIGAN

2 PENAL CODE, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.1 TO 750.568.

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