HOUSE BILL No. 5973


     April 30, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Vander Roest, Raczkowski, Spade, Kuipers, Ehardt, Jelinek, Vear, Patterson, Voorhees,
Richardville, Rocca, Julian, Drolet, Palmer, Meyer, Hummel, Gilbert, Pappageorge, Mead, Cassis, Gosselin, Pumford, Van Woerkom,
Callahan, Cameron Brown, Jansen, Newell, Bovin, Kooiman, Pestka and Shulman and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the
Judiciary.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   (MCL 600.101 to 600.9948) by adding section 2973.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             SEC. 2973.  IN AN ACTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL

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        INJURIES SUSTAINED AS THE RESULT OF AN ABORTION, A PARTY DETER-

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        MINED TO BE ENTITLED TO ORDINARY DAMAGES IS ALSO ENTITLED TO

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        PUNITIVE AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.
















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