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Louisiana Genetic Abnormalities Abortion Ban (HB 1019)
This law was last updated on Jun 25, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
HB 1019
Status
Blocked/Enjoined
Proposed
Apr 5, 2016
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 32
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 33
Topics
Genetic AnomaliesFull Bill Text
HB 1019 would prohibit a person from intentionally performing or attempting to perform an abortion with knowledge that the pregnant patient is seeking the abortion solely because the “unborn child” has been diagnosed with either a genetic abnormality or a potential for a genetic abnormality.
The bill defines “genetic abnormality” means any defect, disease, or disorder that is inherited genetically. Provides that the term includes, without limitation, any physical disfigurement, scoliosis, dwarfism, Down syndrome, albinism, amelia, and any other type of physical, mental, or intellectual disability, abnormality, or disease.
Any person that violates this provision would face a fine of up to $1,000 per incidence and/or up to two years in prison.
The bill would prohibit a physician from performing an abortion on a fetus of less than twenty weeks post-fertilization age without first providing the pregnant woman with an informational document including resources, programs, and services for pregnant women who have a diagnosis of fetal genetic abnormality and resources, programs, and services for infants and children born with disabilities.
STATUS
Signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) on June 17th, 2016.
***The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of several abortion providers challenging seven abortion restrictions (HB 1081; HB 1019; HB 815; SB 33; HB 386; HB 488; and HB 606). The state has agreed to delay enforcement.***
People
Co-sponsor
- Beryl Amedee
- Jerome Richard
- Mark Abraham
- Larry Bagley
- Dodie Horton
- Jean-Paul Coussan
- Phillip DeVillier
- Julie Emerson
- Reid Falconer
- Stephanie Hilferty
- Blake Miguez
- Jerome Zeringue
- Mike Johnson
- Francis C. Thompson
- Barry Ivey
- Kenny R. Cox
- Taylor F. Barras
- Stuart J. Bishop
- Terry R. Brown
- Bob Hensgens
- Thomas G. Carmody Jr.
- Charles R. Chaney
- Lance Harris
- Frank A. Hoffmann
- H. Bernard LeBas
- Dorothy Sue Hill
- Paul Hollis
- Mike Huval
- Robert A. Johnson
- J. Rogers Pope
- Eugene Reynolds
- Kirk Talbot
Primary Sponsor
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