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- Introduced by Rep. Bruce Rendon (R) on June 22, 2011, to establish sentencing guidelines for the crime proposed by House Bill 4799 of coercing or attempting to coerce a woman into having an abortion.
- Referred to the House Families, Children, and Seniors Committee on June 22, 2011.
- Reported in the House on February 14, 2012, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on March 8, 2012. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 8, 2012.
- Amendment offered in the House on March 8, 2012, to also apply the proposed sanctions if a person coerces a woman to continue a pregnancy against her will. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 8, 2012.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Dian Slavens (D) on March 8, 2012, to tie-bar this bill a series of Democratic bills that would, among other things, impose new contraceptive, infertility treatment, and pap smear coverage insurance mandates, mandate additional sex education classes in schools, impose new "crisis pregnancy center" regulations, create a state morning-after pill PR campaign, and more. See House Bills 4805 to 4814. "Tie bar" means this bills can't become law unless those ones also become law. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 8, 2012.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Kenneth Kurtz (R) on March 8, 2012, to move back the date the bill goes into effect until Jan. 1, 2013. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 8, 2012.
- Referred to the House Families, Children, and Seniors Committee on June 22, 2011.
- Passed 72 to 37 in the House on March 13, 2012.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Motion by Rep. Jim Stamas (R) on March 13, 2012, to give immediate effect.
- The motion failed 70 to 39 in the House on March 13, 2012, to give the bill immediate effect. A two-thirds majority is needed.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on March 14, 2012.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 14, 2012.
- Reported in the Senate on May 2, 2012, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Amendment offered in the Senate on December 12, 2012, to move back the date the bill goes into effect. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 12, 2012.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 14, 2012.
- Passed 29 to 8 in the Senate on December 12, 2012, to establish sentencing guidelines for the crime proposed by House Bill 4799 of coercing or attempting to coerce a woman into having an abortion.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on December 12, 2012.
Comments
1) Re: 2011 House Bill 4798 (Prohibit coercing a woman to have an abortion ) by Chartwell on March 14, 2012This bill and HB 4799, 5134, 5181, and 5182 are totally unnecessary as doctors are already required to screen patients for domestic violence, which includes questions about coercion or threats. The bills' purpose is biased against abortion and women seeking abortions. The bill sets up harassing procedures to intimidate women into not choosing an abortion. It creates another criminal offense directed soley at doctors who perform abortions,thus discouraging them from doing abortions. In short, these bills that pretend to protect women against cercion are themselves coercive. Women seeking an abortion expect their doctors to be concerned about their health and well-being, not an advocate for anti-aboriton zealots. Simply put,these bills over-regulate abortion providers and harass pregnant women seeking an abortion into carrying a pregnancy to term. ACLU of Michigan, Michigan National Organization for Women, the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, the Progressive Women's Alliance of West Michigan, and the Michigan Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists all opposed these bills.
Introduced in the House on June 22, 2011
The vote was 72 in favor, 37 opposed and 1 not voting
(House Roll Call 101 at House Journal 0)
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