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1998 SESSION

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HB 1371 Informed consent.

Introduced by: Robert F. McDonnell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Informed consent. Requires that certain information regarding a particular pregnancy and abortion procedure be provided at least 24 hours in advance, to comply with the informed written consent mandate. The required information includes a medical explanation of the nature, benefits, alternatives and risks; the instruction that consent may be withdrawn at any time; an offer to answer any questions and to provide additional information; a statement of probable gestational age of the fetus at the time the abortion is to be performed, etc. The physician is not required to obtain informed written consent if there is a medical emergency. The penalty for failure to follow these requirements is a $2,500 civil penalty.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 989279350  pdf
• 02/16/98  House: Committee substitute printed 988427350-H1  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 989279350
• 01/26/98  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/98  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/16/98  House: Committee substitute printed 988427350-H1
• 02/16/98  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (16-Y 8-N)
• 02/16/98  House: Read first time
• 02/17/98  House: Read second time
• 02/17/98  House: Committee substitute agreed to 988427350-H1
• 02/17/98  House: Motion to pending question agreed to
• 02/17/98  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/17/98  House: Amendments by Ms Watts rejected (37-Y 58-N)
• 02/17/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (37-Y 58-N)
• 02/17/98  House: Amendment #1 by Mr Hull rejected
• 02/17/98  House: Motion for pending question agreed to
• 02/17/98  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/17/98  House: Amendment #2 by Mr Hull rejected (25-Y 73-N)
• 02/17/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (25-Y 73-N)
• 02/17/98  House: Amendment #3 by Mr Hull rejected (23-Y 72-N)
• 02/17/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (23-Y 72-N)
• 02/17/98  House: Motion for pending question agreed to
• 02/17/98  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/17/98  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 988427350-H1 (61-Y 37-N)
• 02/17/98  House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT (61-Y 37-N)
• 02/17/98  House: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/17/98  House: Passed House (61-Y 38-N)
• 02/17/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (61-Y 38-N)
• 02/17/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/19/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/19/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 03/05/98  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Ed. & Health (6-Y 9-N)