Introduced
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To require an abortion provider to ask the patient if her husband, parents, siblings, relatives, employer, the father or putative father, his parents or any other individual in a position of authority over the patient has threatened, intimidated, or coerced her into seeking an abortion. If this has happened the abortion would have to be postponed for 24 hours and the woman informed that the attempted coercion is grounds for a lawsuit.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To also make it a crime to coerce a woman into not seeking an abortion.
Consideration postponed
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not include the 24 hour waiting perioud for a woman who says she was coerced into having an abortion, and requires an abortion provider to inform the woman that coercion and intimidation are illegal, have her sign an form saying she understands this, and post notices listing a woman's rights in this regard.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 67 to 38 (details)
To require an abortion provider to ask the patient if her husband, parents, siblings, relatives, employer, the father or putative father, his parents or any other individual in a position of authority over the patient has threatened, intimidated, or coerced her into seeking an abortion, and provide the woman with information indicating that these things are illegal.
Motion
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To give the bill immediate effect.
The motion failed 67 to 38 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
