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H.B. No. 0251 |
Abortion-ultrasound information. |
Sponsored By: Representative(s) Brechtel,
AN ACT relating to public
health and safety; requiring physicians to provide patients with specified
information before certain abortion procedures; providing a definition and
amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.
1/28/2011 Bill
Number Assigned
1/31/2011 H
Received for Introduction
1/31/2011 H
Introduced and Referred to H04
2/4/2011 H04
Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Brechtel, Burkhart, Kroeker, Krone, Loucks, Madden and
Teeters
Nays:
Representative(s) Connolly and Freeman
Ayes 7 Nays 2 Excused
0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/4/2011 H
Placed on General File
HB0251HS001/ADOPTED
Page 2-line 2 Delete ", orally and in person".
Page 2-line 3 Delete "active".
Page 2-line 4 After second "child" insert
".".
Page 2-lines 5 through 12 Delete
entirely. TEETER, CHAIRMAN
2/7/2011 H Passed CoW
HB0251H2001/FAILED
Page 1-line
13 Delete ", at".
Page 1-line 14 Delete the line through "hours".
Page 1-line 15 After "performed"
delete the balance of the line.
Page 1-line 16 Delete entirely.
Page 2-line 1 Delete "referring" insert "the".
Page 2-line 3 Delete "of" insert ".".
Page 2-line 4 Delete entirely including the
standing committee amendment (HB0251HS001/A) to this line.
Page 2-lines 17 and 18 Delete entirely.
Page 2-line 20 Delete entirely and insert "(i) Remove a nonviable
fetus;".
Page 2-line 22 Delete "(iii)" insert "(ii)". MADDEN
HB0251H2003/ADOPTED
Delete the Madden second
reading amendment (HB0251H2001/A) entirely.
Delete the Throne second
reading amendment (HB0251H2002/A) entirely and further amend as follows:
Page 1-line 3 Delete "nonemergency".
Page 1-line 4 Delete "definitions" insert
"a definition".
Page 1-lines 13 through 16 Delete entirely and insert:
"(a) Prior
to an abortion being performed, the physician or a qualified person assisting
the physician shall:
(i) Inform
the pregnant woman of the medical and psychological risks of abortion;
(ii) Inform the woman of the
medical and psychological risks of alternatives to abortion, including the
risks of pregnancy and childbirth;
(iii) Inform the woman that she
has a right to view an ultrasound;
(iv) Direct the woman to available counseling and other
resources; and
(v) Discuss
birth control options to prevent unintended pregnancy including availability,
risks and efficacy.".
Page 2-lines 1 through 4 Delete entirely including the standing
committee amendment (HB0251HS001/A) to these lines.
Page 2-line 15 Delete "with the intent to".
Page 2-after line 15 Insert:
"(i) To
save the life or preserve the health of the mother;".
Page 2-lines 17 and 18 Delete entirely.
Page 2-line 20 Delete entirely and insert "(ii)
To remove a nonviable fetus;".
Page 2-line 22 After "(iii)"
insert "To"; delete "." insert ";".
Page 2-after line 22 Insert:
"(iv) When
the pregnancy is the result of:
(A) Incest as defined by W.S. 6‑4‑402;
or
(B) Sexual assault as defined by
W.S. 6‑2‑301 if the assault is reported to a law enforcement agency
within five (5) days after the assault or within five (5) days after the time
the victim is capable of reporting the assault.".
Page
3-line 10 Delete ":".
Page
3-lines 12 through 22 Delete entirely.
Page 4-line 1 Delete "(ii)".
Renumber
as necessary. WALLIS
HB0251H2004/FAILED
Delete the Madden second
reading amendment (HB0251H2001/A) entirely.
Delete the Throne second
reading amendment (HB0251H2002/A) entirely.
Delete the Wallis second
reading amendment (HB0251H2003/A) entirely and further amend as follows:
Page 1-line 15 Delete "on an unborn child".
Page 2-line 3 Delete the standing committee
amendment (HB0251HS001/A) to this line.
BRECHTEL
2/8/2011 H Passed 2nd
HB0251H3001/ADOPTED
Page 1-lines 13 through 16 In the Wallis second reading amendment
(HB0251H2003/A) to these lines, in subsection (a) created by that amendment;
delete "Prior" insert "At least twenty-four (24) hours prior".
Page 2-after line 15 In the Wallis second reading amendment
(HB0251H2003/A) to this line after "mother;" insert:
"(ii) To
save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child;".
Renumber as necessary. WALLIS,
2/9/2011 H Passed 3rd
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Blikre, Brechtel, Buchanan, Burkhart,
Campbell, Cannady, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Gay, Gingery, Greear, Greene,
Harshman, Harvey, Jaggi, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden,
McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Peasley, Pederson, Petersen,
Quarberg, Semlek, Stubson and Teeters
Nays:
Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Botten, Brown, Byrd,
Childers, Connolly, Craft, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Goggles, Hunt, Illoway,
Kasperik, Patton, Petroff, Roscoe, Steward, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer,
Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Excused:
Representative(s) Shepperson
Ayes 34 Nays
25 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
2/10/2011 S
Received for Introduction
2/15/2011 S
Introduced and Referred to S05
2/18/2011 S05
Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s)
Bebout, Geis and Hicks
Nays: Senator(s)
Driskill and Emerich
Ayes 3 Nays 2 Excused
0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/18/2011 S
Placed on General File
HB0251SS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED
COPY)
Page 1-line 3 After "certain"
insert "nonemergency"; delete "a definition" insert "definitions".
Page 1-line 13 After "(a)" insert "Except
in the case of medical emergency,".
Page 1-line 14 Delete "the" insert "a".
Page 1-line 15 After "person" delete the
balance of the line and insert "shall inform the pregnant woman that she
has a right to view an ultrasound of the unborn child and hear the heartbeat of
the unborn child.".
Page 2-lines 1 through 16 Delete.
Page 2-lines 21 and 22 Delete and renumber.
Page 3-line 4 Delete and renumber.
Page 3-lines 8 through 16 Delete and renumber.
Page 3-line 19 After "physician"
insert "or qualified person".
Page 4-line 4 After "section"
insert ":" and delete balance of the line.
Page 4-lines 5 through 7 Delete entirely and insert:
"(i) "Medical
emergency" means a pregnant woman's condition which, on the basis of a
physician's good faith clinical judgment:
(A) So complicates her health that
the immediate termination of her pregnancy is necessary to prevent her death;
or
(B) Creates a serious risk of
causing her substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.
(ii) "Qualified person"
means a licensed psychologist, clinical social worker, professional counselor,
registered nurse or physician;
(iii) "Unborn
child" means a human embryo or fetus.". GEIS, CHAIRMAN
2/25/2011 S Failed CoW; Indef Postponed
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s)
Nays: Senator(s)
Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hines,
Martin, Nicholas, P., Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern
Excused:
Senator(s) Peterson
Ayes 14 Nays 15 Excused
1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0