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FL S0792
Bill
AI Summary
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Prohibits termination of pregnancy once a fetal heartbeat is detected, with exceptions only when two physicians certify the abortion is necessary to save the pregnant woman's life or prevent serious, irreversible physical impairment
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Requires physicians to perform an examination to detect fetal heartbeat and offer the woman the opportunity to view or hear the heartbeat before obtaining informed consent for an abortion
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Replaces the term "fetus" with "unborn human being" throughout Florida's abortion statutes and defines "unborn human being" as an individual organism of the species Homo sapiens from fertilization until live birth
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Establishes a third-degree felony penalty for knowingly performing or inducing an abortion on a pregnant woman after a fetal heartbeat has been detected
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Requires physicians to document in the patient's medical file both the viability determination and whether a fetal heartbeat was detected before performing any termination of pregnancy
Legislative Description
Abortion
Last Action
Died in Health Policy
5/3/2019