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AL SB272

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/7/2017

Primary Sponsor

Gerald Allen

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2017

AI Summary

SB272 Summary - Ultrasound Access Act

  • Requires abortion providers to privately provide women with a sonogram portraying the unborn child's entire body at least 48 hours before the procedure, including verbal descriptions of relevant features and audible heartbeat if present.

  • Mandates abortion providers furnish written and oral information including probable gestational age, fetal development photographs, nerve ending development, pain capability at each stage, and potential survival information.

  • Requires providers to disclose financial conflicts of interest including gross income from previous fiscal year and percentage derived from abortions, plus monetary loss from woman carrying pregnancy to term.

  • Establishes criminal penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment and fines up to $1,000,000 per violation for providers who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violate the act's provisions.

  • Allows aggrieved women to bring civil action against abortion providers for damages, punitive damages, treble damages, attorney fees, and equitable remedies.

Legislative Description

Sonogram, specific information regarding unborn child, required notice, penalty for violation, Ultrasound Access Act

Abortion

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services

3/7/2017

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services3/7/2017

Full Bill Text

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