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Michigan Sentencing Guidelines for ‘Fetal Heartbeat Protection Act’ (HB 4665)
This law was last updated on Aug 30, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
HB 4655
Status
Proposed
Proposed
May 23, 2019
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 1
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 2
Full Bill Text
HB 4665 provides the sentencing guidelines for any violation of the “Fetal Heartbeat Protection Act.”
The bill would make it a Class F felony—punishable by up to four years in prison—to perform an abortion without first testing for a fetal heartbeat.
The bill would make it a Class C felony—punishable by up to 15 years in prison—to perform an abortion without first testing for a fetal heartbeat and the procedure results in the death of the pregnant person.
The bill would make it a Class G felony—punishable by up to two years in prison—to perform an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat without obtaining informed consent.
The bill would make it a Class D felony—punishable by up to six years in prison—to perform an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat without obtaining informed consent and the procedure results in the death of the pregnant person.
The bill would make it a Class F felony—punishable by up to four years in prison—to perform an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat.
The bill would make it a Class C felony—punishable by up to 15 years in prison—to perform an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat and the procedure results in the death of the pregnant person.
Related Legislation
Linked to HB 4664, the “Fetal Heartbeat Protection Act.”
Latest Action
5/23/19 – Introduced.
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