Senate Bill 2150 Summary

• Creates a new chapter making it a class C felony for anyone other than the pregnant woman to perform an abortion, with exceptions for medical emergencies, serious health risks, and pregnancies resulting from rape or incest at six weeks or less gestation.

• Requires physicians to obtain informed written consent at least 24 hours before performing an abortion, including disclosure of risks, gestational age, and available alternatives; mandates parental notification for minors unless court authorization is obtained.

• Establishes that abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy may only occur in licensed hospitals, and abortions after viability only when necessary to preserve the pregnant woman's life or prevent serious health risk (physical impairment only, excluding psychological conditions).

• Requires physicians to offer ultrasound imaging at least 24 hours before abortion and mandates comprehensive reporting to the Department of Health and Human Services, including compliance reports and abortion data using federal standards.

• Repeals previous abortion restrictions including heartbeat, genetic abnormality, and dismemberment abortion bans; declares the measure an emergency with the bill passing the Senate 42-5 and House 76-14.