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This law was last updated on Feb 17, 2015
SB 1190
Failed to Pass
Feb 12, 2015
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 1
Informed Consent
SB 1190 would require that, prior to receiving an abortion, each pregnant woman seeking an abortion be orally informed by her attending physician of the following and sign a consent form acknowledging that she has been informed by her attending physician of the following:
This bill would require that, at the same time the physician delivers the above information, the physician must inform the woman of the particular risks associated with her pregnancy and childbirth and the abortion or child delivery technique to be employed, including providing her with at least a general description of the medical instructions to be followed subsequent to the abortion or childbirth in order to ensure her safe recovery.
Waiting Period
SB 1190 would also require that there be a two-day waiting period after the physician provides the required information, excluding the day on which the information was given. On the third day following the day the information was given, the patient may return to the physician and sign a consent form.
SB 1190 would revive and reenact the physician-only informed consent and waiting period requirement for abortion that was in effect prior to the 2000 Tennessee Supreme Court decision of Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee v. Sundquist. In that case the court opined that the physician-only portion of the statute violated the Tennessee Constitution and the entire statute was, therefore, unenforceable. In November 2014, the voters of Tennessee passed a constitutional amendment specifying that nothing in the Tennessee Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion.
STATUS
Companion bill to HB 989.
Primary Sponsor