SB 96
Prohibits certain selective abortions relating to sex, race, or Down Syndrome
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0424S.01I
Last Action:
5/12/2017 - Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 96-Sater and Emery
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Effective Date:
August 28, 2017

Current Bill Summary

SB 96 - This act prohibits any person from performing or inducing an abortion on a woman if the person knows that the woman is seeking the abortion solely because of a prenatal diagnosis, test, or screening indicating Down Syndrome or the potential of Down Syndrome in an unborn child. Additionally, this act prohibits any person from performing or inducing an abortion on a woman if the person knows that the woman is seeking the abortion solely because of the sex or race of the unborn child.

Under current law, all attending physicians must complete an abortion report for each abortion performed. This act requires the physician to include in that report a certification that the physician does not have any knowledge that the woman sought the abortion solely because of a prenatal diagnosis, test, or screening indicating Down Syndrome or the potential of Down Syndrome in an unborn child, as well as a certification that the physician does not have any knowledge that the woman sought the abortion solely because of the sex or race of the unborn child.

Any physician or other person who violates the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and subject to civil liability and revocation of his or her professional license.

This act is similar to SB 802 (2016).

SARAH HASKINS

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