Washington ‘Women’s Right to Know Act’ (SB 5966)

SB 5966 would establish a pregnant person’s right to be fully informed about abortions and the potential risks associated with abortions.

The bill declares that pregnant people have the right to know about:

• Abortion methods and associated medical risks;
• Possible adverse psychological effects of abortion;
• Potential harms to the fetus should an abortion go wrong;
• Medical benefits and risks of carrying a pregnancy to term;
• Probable gestational age of the fetus at the time the abortion is performed;
• Public and private agencies and services available to assist a person through pregnancy, childbirth, and raising a child; and
• Adoption services.

The state would be prohibited from discriminating against the exercise of these rights.

Latest Action

2/22/19 – Introduced; referred to Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee.

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