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This law was last updated on Oct 25, 2017
This law is Anti–Choice
H 1550
Failed to Pass
Mar 10, 2015
Co-sponsors: 5
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 6
H 1550 would prohibit physicians from performing abortions on a pregnant woman if the probable gestational age of the fetus is 20 or more weeks, except in cases of medical emergency. The stated purpose of the law is to prevent fetal pain.
Any person who violates this requirement would be punished by imprisonment for one to five years.
If an abortion procedure needs to take place due to a medical emergency, the physician would be required to take all reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of the aborted fetus.
Except in a case of an emergency requiring immediate action, no abortion may be performed without the proper written informed consent. If the abortion is during or after the thirteenth week, it would be required to be performed in a hospital authorized to provide facilities for general surgery.
Physician Reporting Requirements
Prior to the performance of an abortion the physician would be required to:
Within 30 days of the performance of an abortion the physician would be required to report the following information to the Commissioner of Public Health:
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