HB 1332 Summary

• Establishes the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection and Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act, creating a new chapter in Hawaii Revised Statutes regulating abortion procedures.

• Prohibits abortion of a fetus at 20 weeks post-fertilization age or older (pain-capable unborn child), with exceptions only for: life-endangering physical conditions of the pregnant woman, rape of an adult woman (with counseling/medical treatment or law enforcement report requirement), or rape/incest of a minor (with report to government or law enforcement agency).

• Requires physicians to assess probable post-fertilization age before performing an abortion and provide informed consent disclosure forms explaining the fetus's pain capability and procedural requirements.

• Bans dismemberment abortion procedures statewide except when necessary to save the pregnant woman's life due to physical disorder, illness, or injury.

• Establishes criminal penalties of class C felony for violations of pain-capable fetus restrictions (Part II) and dismemberment bans (Part III); allows civil lawsuits by women and parents for damages up to three times abortion costs plus punitive damages.