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DE HB2

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/4/2021

Primary Sponsor

Valerie Longhurst

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Origin

House of Representatives

151st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Repeals § 651 (Abortion; class F felony) which criminalized performing an abortion on a pregnant person
  • Repeals § 652 (Self-abortion; class A misdemeanor) which criminalized a pregnant person performing or submitting to an abortion on themselves
  • Repeals § 653 (Issuing abortional articles; class B misdemeanor) which criminalized manufacturing, selling, or delivering instruments, medicines, or substances intended for use in abortion
  • Repeals § 654 which defined "abortion" for purposes of Delaware criminal law
  • Removes reference in § 632 (Manslaughter) that treated abortion differently than other medical procedures in cases resulting in death

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code By Repealing Provisions Relating To Abortion.

Last Action

Stricken in House

3/4/2021

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Development3/4/2021

Full Bill Text

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