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FL S0792

Bill

Status

Failed

5/3/2019

Primary Sponsor

Dennis Baxley

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Establishes a third-degree felony penalty for knowingly performing or inducing an abortion on a pregnant woman after a fetal heartbeat has been detected

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Health Policy2/15/2019

Full Bill Text

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