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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
REVISED COOK COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS' DEFINITION OF NATIONAL ORIGIN
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 42 - Human Relations, Article II - Human Rights, Sections 42-31 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 42-31. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Age means chronological age of not less than 40 years.
Assisted reproduction means a method of achieving a pregnancy through the handling of human oocytes, sperm, zygotes, or embryos for the purpose of establishing a pregnancy. "Assisted reproduction" includes, but is not limited to, methods of artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, zygote transfer, embryo biopsy, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, embryo cryopreservation, oocyte, gamete, zygote, and embryo donation, and gestational surrogacy.
Bodily autonomy means self-governance over one's own reproductive options and gender identity status, including reproductive health care and gender-affirming care.
Credit history means a record of an individual's past borrowing and repaying, including information about late payments and bankruptcy.
Credit report means any written or other communication of any information by a consumer reporting agency that bears on a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, or credit history.
Credit transaction means the grant, denial, extension or termination of credit to an individual.
Disability means:
(1) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual.
(2) A record of such an impairment; or
(3) Being regarded as having such an impairment. Excluded from this definition is an impairment relating to the illegal...
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