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2008 SESSION
HB 1315 Informed consent for abortion; ultrasound required before performing to determine gestation age.
Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Informed consent: ultrasound required before performing abortion to determine gestation age. Requires that, as a component of informed consent to an abortion and determination of gestation age, every pregnant female shall be given the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of her fetus prior to the abortion.
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- 01/09/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080309448
- 01/09/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/28/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 5-N)
- 01/30/08 House: Read first time
- 01/31/08 House: Read second time
- 01/31/08 House: Amendments by Delegate Marshall, R.G. rejected
- 01/31/08 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/01/08 House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 37-N)
- 02/01/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (62-Y 37-N)
- 02/01/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/04/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/28/08 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (11-Y 4-N)