Missouri Bill Regarding Informed Consent for Out-of-State Abortion Referrals (HB 282)

This law was last updated on Jun 13, 2019

State

Missouri

Number

HB 282

Status

Failed to Pass

Proposed

Jan 9, 2019

Topics

Informed Consent, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers

Full Bill Text

www.house.mo.gov

HB 282 would require abortion providers or family-planning agencies to provide the printed materials developed by the Department of Health under Missouri’s informed consent law (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 188.027) to any pregnant person they refer to an out-of-state abortion clinic. If the referral is not made in person, the abortion provider may mail the printed materials.

Related Legislation

Companion bill to SB 420.

Identical to HB 1946 (2018) and HB 382/SB 230 (2017), all of which failed to pass.

Similar to SB 883 (2016) and SB 302 (2015), both of which failed to pass.

Latest Action

12/18/18 – Prefiled.

1/9/19 – Introduced; first reading.