IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 7.18
Definition Of Voluntary Manslaughter Of An Unborn Child—Provocation
A person commits the offense of voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child when he kills
an unborn child [without lawful justification] if, in performing the acts which cause the death, he
acts under a sudden and intense passion resulting from serious provocation by a person, and he
[1] intends to kill or do great bodily harm to that person,
[or]
[2] knows that such acts will cause death to that person,
[or]
[3] knows that such acts create a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to that
person, but he negligently or accidently kills the unborn child.
Serious provocation is conduct sufficient to excite an intense passion in a reasonable
person.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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