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1996 SESSION

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HB 226 Abortion; minors; notification.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Abortion; minors; notification. Creates procedure requiring 24 hours' (72 hours by mail) notice to a parent, person standing in loco parentis or duly appointed guardian or custodian of an unemancipated minor or judicial order prior to performing an abortion upon the minor. Exceptions are provided for cases of suspected abuse and neglect and where medically necessary to avert death or serious risk of (i) substantial impairment of a major bodily function or (ii) substantial physical injury. With the consent of the minor, notice must also be given to the parents of the putative father if he is also a minor and acknowledges paternity or is identified by the female minor as the father.


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