Senate Bill 260 Summary

• Enacts section 2919.124 creating the offense of "unlawful performance of a drug-induced abortion," a fourth-degree felony, requiring physicians to be physically present when patients consume the initial dose of abortion-inducing drugs

• Amends section 2919.123 to regulate RU-486 (mifepristone) distribution, permitting only qualified physicians complying with federal law to provide the drug, with exceptions for pregnant women obtaining it for themselves and legal manufacturers

• Requires physicians providing abortion-inducing drugs to report incomplete abortions, severe bleeding, adverse reactions, hospitalizations, or transfusions to the state medical board, with second or subsequent violations constituting a third-degree felony

• Establishes mandatory suspension of medical licenses for second or subsequent violations of sections 2919.123 or 2919.124, with minimum one-year suspensions or more serious sanctions imposed by the state medical board

• Updates criminal records check procedures and collateral sanction provisions to reference the new abortion-inducing drug offenses in relevant sections