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GA HB1155
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/10/2010
Primary Sponsor
Toney Collins
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AI Summary
- Defines criminal abortion in Georgia to include abortions performed based on the race, color, or gender of the unborn child, or the race or color of either parent, whether the provider intends this or knows the patient is seeking the abortion for those reasons
- Criminalizes performing an abortion with knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking it as a result of coercion
- Establishes penalties of 1 to 10 years imprisonment for race-, color-, gender-, or coercion-based criminal abortion violations, while violations of existing procedural abortion statutes (e.g., informed consent, parental notification) are classified as misdemeanors
- Explicitly exempts the woman receiving the abortion from any criminal or civil liability, while granting her the right to pursue civil tort damages against the provider and allowing wrongful death claims on behalf of the unborn child
- Adds criminal abortion to the definition of "racketeering activity" under Georgia's RICO statute and requires immediate notification of the Georgia Composite Medical Board upon initiation of any criminal investigation under this section
Legislative Description
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act; enact
Last Action
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
3/11/2010
Committee Referrals
Judiciary - Non-Civil2/10/2010
Full Bill Text
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