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Culture & Conversation Abortion
This law was last updated on Aug 28, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
HB 2915
Failed to Pass
Feb 8, 2019
Co-sponsors: 10
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 11
HB 2915 would restrict the performance of certain abortions and acquiring, providing, receiving, otherwise transferring, or using fetal body parts.
The bill would redefine “medical emergency” to mean:
[…]a situation in which an abortion is performed to preserve the life of the pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy, but not including psychological conditions, emotional conditions, familial conditions, or the woman’s age; or when continuation of the pregnancy will create a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman.
Fetal Tissue
The bill would prohibit a person from acquiring, providing, receiving, otherwise transferring, or using fetal body parts.
This would not apply to:
A person who violates this provision would be guilty of a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Heartbeat Abortion Ban
The bill would prohibit a physician from performing an abortion without first determining whether the fetus has a detectable heartbeat, except in the case of a medical emergency or when the abortion is medically necessary.
The bill defines “medically necessary” to mean:
The bill would allow the state Board of Medicine to develop rules specifying the appropriate tests to be used in determining the presence of a fetal heartbeat based on standard medical practice.
Following the testing of the pregnant person for a detectable fetal heartbeat, the physician would need to inform the pregnant person, in writing whether a fetal heartbeat was detected; and if it was, that an abortion is prohibited.
A physician may not perform an abortion upon a pregnant person when it has been determined that the fetus has a detectable fetal heartbeat, unless a medical emergency exists, or when the abortion is medically necessary.
If the fetus is 20 or more weeks along and has a detectable heartbeat, the physician would be prohibited from performing a abortion unless there is a medical emergency or the removal of the fetus is necessary to preserve its life.
Related Legislation
Similar to HB 2903 and SB 606.
Latest Action
2/8/19 – Introduced; referred to House Health & Human Resources Committee.
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Primary Sponsor