Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; penalty.
Summary
Creates the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (the Act). The Act prohibits an abortion after 20 weeks' gestation unless, in reasonable medical judgment, the mother has a condition that so complicates her medical condition as to necessitate the abortion to avert her death or to avert serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function. When an abortion is not prohibited post-20 weeks' gestation, and if the woman elects to have an abortion, the physician is required to terminate the pregnancy in a manner that would provide the unborn child the best opportunity to survive. The bill punishes performance of an abortion in violation of the Act as a Class 4 felony. The bill also provides for civil remedies against a physician who performs an abortion in violation of the Act.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2016
Last action Feb 7, 2017
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Committee
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Dec 12, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Dec 12, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100649D
legislature
1 primary · 42 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
AC
Amanda Chase
RRepublican
Co
Benjamin L. Cline
RRepublican
Co
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Brenda L. Pogge
RRepublican
Co
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Charles D. Poindexter
RRepublican
Co
CW
Charles W. Carrico, Sr.
RRepublican
Co
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
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