For the purpose of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively.
(A) “ABORTION” means the act of using, prescribing, administering, procuring, or selling of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the purpose to terminate the pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood cause the death of an unborn child. The term does not include:
(1) In vitro fertilization or fertility treatments of any type;
(2) The use, prescription, administration, procuring, or selling of Plan B, morning-after pills, intrauterine devices, or any other type of contraception or emergency contraception; or
(3) An act performed with the purpose to:
(a) Save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child;
(b) Remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion; or
(c) Remove an ectopic pregnancy, the implantation of a fertilized egg or embryo outside of the uterus.
(B) “HOSPITAL” means an institution that is:
(1) Primarily engaged in providing, by or under the supervision of physicians, inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services or rehabilitation services; and
(2) Duly licensed for this purpose under the laws of Illinois.
(C) “INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICE” means any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a service or system that provides access to the Internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions.
(D) “MEDICAL EMERGENCY” means a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that, as certified by a physician, places the woman in danger of death or a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless an abortion is performed.
(E) “WOMAN” and “WOMEN” include any person whose biological sex is female, including any person with XX chromosomes and any person with a uterus, regardless of any gender identity that the person may attempt to assert or claim.
(Ord. 9432, passed 5-2-23)