2011 House Bill 5182

Require new coerced abortion screening and postings

Introduced in the House

Nov. 28, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Margaret O’Brien (R-61)

To require that at least than 24 hours before performing an abortion, a physician must provide the patient with a physical copy of a coerced abortion prescreening document; see House Bills 4799 and 5134. Also, to require the Department of Community Health to develop coerced abortion screening procedures and documents for this; post coerced abortion information on a state website; mandate that notices on this must be posted in abortion clinics; and more.

Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors

Feb. 14, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

March 8, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Lisa Howze (D-2)

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

March 13, 2012

Passed in the House 72 to 37 (details)

To require that at least 24 hours before performing an abortion, a physician must provide the patient with a physical copy of a coerced abortion prescreening document; see House Bills 4799 and 5134. Also, to require the Department of Community Health to develop coerced abortion screening procedures and documents for this; post coerced abortion information on a state website; mandate that notices on this must be posted in abortion clinics; and more.

Motion

To give the bill immediate effect. A two-thirds majority is needed.

The motion failed 69 to 40 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 14, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

May 2, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.