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Culture & Conversation Abortion
This law was last updated on Aug 30, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice Model Bill
SB 1042
Failed to Pass
Apr 1, 2019
Co-sponsors: 23
Primary Sponsors: 4
Total Sponsors: 27
SB 1042 would require a health-care practitioner to provide the same degree of care to a child born alive during an abortion or attempted abortion as they would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age.
Requirements for Health-Care Practitioners
If an attempted abortion results in a child born alive, any health-care practitioner present at the time would be required to do all of the following:
A person who violates this provision would be guilty of a Class C felony.
Reporting Requirements
A health-care practitioner who has knowledge of a failure to comply with these requirements would be required to report the failure to a state law enforcement agency.
Related Legislation
Companion bill to HB 3423.
Based on model legislation drafted by Americans United for Life (AUL).
Latest Action
4/1/19 – Introduced; referred to Senate Rules Committee.
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Primary Sponsor