An Act protecting the health of the mother and a born alive fetus after the second trimester

HD 3554 restricts abortions after the second trimester unless the mother's life is at risk. It requires physicians performing such procedures to obtain certification from themselves and two consulting physicians that continuing the pregnancy would likely cause maternal death, and the procedure must occur in a hospital. The bill also mandates that if a fetus shows signs of viability after an abortion (e.g., movement or heartbeat), hospitals and physicians must provide all necessary life-saving measures. This applies specifically to abortions performed under the allowed circumstances and does not affect care for miscarriages before 20 weeks or stillbirths after 20 weeks.