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S 1193
Failed to Pass
Mar 22, 2013
Medication Abortion Ban
S 1193 would have prohibited dispensing abortifacient for the purpose of effecting a medication abortion unless the physician:
The bill would have required that mifepristone be administered in compliance with its drug label and that other abortifacients ve administered in compliance with level A recommendations contained in practice bulletin number 67 of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists or any modification or replacement of that bulletin, provided that mifepristone may be administered in compliance with the protocols specified in practice bulletin no. 67’s level A recommendations three, five and six, or any modification to or replacement of them, after the patient has been informed of any deviation from the final label’s medication guide and the patient agreement has been modified, if necessary, to reflect such deviation.
Criminalizing Abortion
In addition, the bill would have amended Idaho Code section 18-606 to provide that a woman is guilty of a felony if she submits to an abortion knowing that the person performing the abortion is not a physician or who, unless a physician, willfully terminates her own pregnancy otherwise than by a live birth without a prior determination that a medical emergency exists.
TRAP Provision
The bill also would have amended Idaho Code section 18-608 to state that an second-trimester abortion is not unlawful under Idaho Code sections 18-605 and 18-606 if it is performed in a hospital or physician’s office or clinic that is staffed and equipped for such procedures by physicians who have made arrangements (transfer agreement) with one or more acute care hospitals within reasonable proximity providing for prompt availability of hospital care in case an emergency or complications arise.