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OH HB200
Bill
Status
6/11/2013
Primary Sponsor
Ron Hood
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AI Summary
HB 200 Summary
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Extends the pre-abortion notification period from 24 hours to 48 hours, requiring a physician to meet with the pregnant woman in person, in private, to discuss the abortion procedure, its risks, gestational age, and pregnancy continuation risks.
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Mandates that physicians perform an obstetric ultrasound examination 48 hours before abortion and provide the pregnant woman with verbal and written descriptions of ultrasound findings, including fetal cardiac activity status and viable pregnancy determination.
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Redefines "medical emergency" to apply only when death of the woman would result from failure to immediately terminate the pregnancy, eliminating "medical necessity" as a separate exception to the 48-hour notification requirements.
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Requires physicians to provide pregnant women with conflict of interest disclosures showing the physician's gross income, percentage from abortion fees, and potential financial loss from continuing the pregnancy.
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Creates a first-degree felony for violating these requirements with fines up to $1 million and establishes civil liability for compensatory and exemplary damages, while repealing the prior medical necessity exception section.
Legislative Description
To modify the notification requirements given by a physician 48 hours prior to the performance or inducement of an abortion, to require the physician to perform an obstetric ultrasound examination 48 hours prior to the performance or inducement of an abortion, to modify the definition of medical emergency that applies to the law regulating abortion, and to eliminate medical necessity as a reason to perform an abortion without complying with the 48-hour notification requirements.
Abortion-modify preconditions
Last Action
To Health and Aging
6/11/2013