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Culture & Conversation Abortion
This law was last updated on May 2, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
A 5089
Proposed
Feb 7, 2019
Co-sponsors: 5
Primary Sponsors: 2
Total Sponsors: 7
A 5089 would require that individuals seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion. The pregnant patient would not be required to actually look at the ultrasound.
Abortion providers would be required to:
This would not apply if the abortion is necessary to save the life of the pregnant patient.
Any abortion provider that fails to comply with this requirement may be penalized $100,000 for an initial violation and $250,000 for each subsequent violation.
Related Legislation
Identical to A 5374, which failed to pass in 2017.
Similar to A 3717 and A 6566, both of which failed to pass in previous legislative sessions.
Latest Action
2/7/19 – Introduced; referred to Assembly Health Committee.
Primary Sponsor