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Culture & Conversation Abortion
This law was last updated on Apr 24, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
HB 4417
Proposed
Mar 21, 2019
Co-sponsors: 8
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 9
HB 4417 would amend current law to require additional abortion complication reporting.
The bill would amend the definition of “physical complication” in regards to abortion, to include allergic response, and anesthesia-related complications.
The bill would require a medical examiner who determines that a physical complication is the primary, secondary, or tertiary cause of death to file a written report with the department.
Notice of Compliance
The bill would allow any person who has knowledge that an individual has sought treatment for or has died as a result of an abortion complication to complete a notice of compliance form. A person who completes such a form would need to transmit copies of the form within one year from the date the abortion was performed, to each of the following:
The department would be required to develop and make available a notice of compliance form for reporting only the following information:
The department would be required to develop a confirmation document that provides the following:
Within seven days of receiving a compliance form, the department would be required to provide the confirmation document to all of the following:
The bill would prohibit a person who transmits a notice of compliance form from including any information that may make it possible to identify the patient who sought treatment for a physical complication.
A person who knowingly files a false notice of compliance form or knowingly discloses confidential identifying information in violation of this provision would be guilty of a misdemeanor (currently a felony under Michigan law), punishable by up to one year imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $1,000.
Related Legislation
Tie-barred with HB 4416, which would eliminate the felony crime of disclosing confidential information regarding abortions.
Identical to SB 376, which failed to pass during the 2017-2018 legislative session.
Latest Action
3/21/19 – Introduced.
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Primary Sponsor