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1998 SESSION

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SB 552 Partial birth abortion.

Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Partial birth abortion. Prohibits partial birth abortions. The bill also defines "partial birth abortion" as an abortion in which the person performing the abortion deliberately and intentionally delivers a living fetus or a substantial portion thereof into the vagina for the purpose of performing a procedure the person knows will kill the fetus, performs the procedure, kills the fetus and completes the delivery. The offense is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill also allows a physician charged with performing a partial birth abortion to request a review by a medical necessity advisory committee on whether the operation was necessary to save the life of the mother. A report concerning the findings of the committee will be filed with the court in which the criminal prosecution is pending. No woman may be prosecuted under this provision for conspiracy or any other offense arising out of the performance of a partial birth abortion. This bill is identical to HB 1154.


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