"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.

S 382 prohibits abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on fertilization timing (not the standard due date), directly affecting pregnant people seeking later-term procedures and physicians performing them. The law requires doctors to determine the unborn child’s probable post-fertilization age before performing an abortion, banning the procedure at 20 weeks or more unless exceptions apply. These exceptions cover life-threatening medical conditions for the pregnant person, rape (with prior police reporting and 48-hour counseling), or incest involving minors. If an abortion is performed under an exception and the child is born alive, the law mandates that a second physician trained in neonatal care must be present to provide immediate medical assistance.