Colorado ‘Born Alive’ Child-Physician Relationship Bill

HB 1068 makes it a felony for physicians to not offer medical care to a baby born alive after a failed abortion in late-term procedures. Failure to provide medical care is considered a Class 3 felony and comes with a $100,000 fine. Such a conviction will also be considered unprofessional conduct for medical licensing purposes.

Any person with knowledge of non-compliance compliance must report it to the state attorney general. Failure to report will be considered a Class 1 misdemeanor. The complainant’s identity and any other  personally identifiable information will be kepy confidential.

The bill failed to pass out of committee on February 11, 2020.

Latest Action

1/8/2020 – Introduced

2/11/2020 – Died in committee

Primary Sponsor

Shane Sandridge

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