2023 House Bill 4115

Health occupations: health professionals; attending health care professional; define.

A bill to exclude doulas from attending health care professionals for purposes of section 28 of article I of the state constitution of 1963.

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Amends the state constitution of Michigan to specify that doulas are not considered "attending health care professionals" regarding the right to an abortion.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 15, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Nancy DeBoer (R-86) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Mark Tisdel (R-55), Angela Rigas (R-79), Gina Johnsen (R-78), Andrew Fink (R-35) and Gregory Alexander (R-98)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy