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1996 SESSION
HB 225 Abortion Choice Act.
Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Abortion Choice Act. Requires abortion practitioners to provide to the woman or, in the case of a minor, to her guardians, information prior to performance of an abortion regarding risks and alternatives to be considered. Failure to provide the required information at the time and in the form specified is punishable as a Class 2 felony and subjects the practitioner to civil penalties. A date-of-discovery statute of limitations is adopted for civil actions involving failure to inform.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 965879324
- 01/10/96 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/96 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/11/96 House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)