Abortion
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a prohibition on the performance of dismemberment abortions; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense. [SB-415]
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Relating to a prohibition on the performance of dismemberment abortions; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Referred To State Affairs on 05/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Abortion; informed written consent required, civil penalty. [HB-1762]
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Abortion; informed written consent; civil penalty. Provides that any woman seeking an abortion be provided with a written informed consent form at least 24 hours before the performance of the abortion. The bill also provides that such form must contain information regarding the risks of the woman developing placenta previa and placenta accreta in future pregnancies from the performance of a surgical abortion and the attendant consequences of those conditions. The bill increases from $2,500 to $5,000 the civil penalty for a physician who fails to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert G. Marshall
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Require that the name and telephone number of an organization fighting to end sex trafficking be given, in writing, to any woman seeking an abortion. [SB-102]
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Require that the name and telephone number of an organization fighting to end sex trafficking be given, in writing, to any woman seeking an abortion.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Stalzer
Signed By The Governor On March 10, 2017 S.j. 743 on 03/10/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth, fetal death certificates, and the disposition of fetal remains; imposing administrative penalties. [SB-406]
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Relating to certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth, fetal death certificates, and the disposition of fetal remains; imposing administrative penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Hall
Read First Time on 02/01/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the medical accuracy of informational materials given to a woman seeking an abortion. [HB-746]
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Relating to the medical accuracy of informational materials given to a woman seeking an abortion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Cristina Farrar
Read First Time on 02/20/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the waiting period before a physician may perform an abortion. [HB-745]
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Relating to the waiting period before a physician may perform an abortion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Cristina Farrar
Read First Time on 02/20/2017
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Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017 [HB-147]
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Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017 This bill imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the race of a parent; (2) use force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion; (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion; or (4) transport a woman into the United States or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/23/2017
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Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act [HB-217]
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Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) to provide federal family planning grants only to entities that certify that, during the period of the grant, they will not perform abortions or provide funds to entities that perform abortions. Exceptions are made for abortions where: (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) a physician certifies that the woman suffered from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Abortion; prosecution of mother not allowed for self-abortion. [HJR-587]
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Abortion; prosecution of mother not allowed for self-abortion. Recognizes that Virginia law has never permitted the prosecution of the mother of an aborted child for performing an abortion on herself.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert G. Marshall
Left In Rules on 02/07/2017
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Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act [HB-37]
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Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to: (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. The term "born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction from his or her mother, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/12/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to voluntary and informed consent to an abortion and prevention of coerced abortions; providing penalties; creating an offense. [HB-612]
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Relating to voluntary and informed consent to an abortion and prevention of coerced abortions; providing penalties; creating an offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Briscoe Cain
Read First Time on 02/22/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Abortion; use of contraception not prosecuted. [HJR-588]
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Abortion; use of contraception not prosecuted. Recognizes that Virginia law has never permitted the prosecution of an individual for abortion for using legal contraception.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert G. Marshall
Left In Rules on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Abortion; prosecution of mother not allowed. [HJR-586]
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Abortion; prosecution of mother not allowed. Recognizes that Virginia law has never permitted the prosecution of the mother of an aborted child for seeking or consenting to an abortion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert G. Marshall
Left In Rules on 02/07/2017
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [HB-36]
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. The bill provides exceptions for an abortion: (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/04/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Unborn children; abortion law and personhood. [HJR-589]
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Unborn children; abortion law and personhood. Recognizes that Virginia law consistently acknowledged that an unborn child was a person prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade regardless of how abortion was punished under the law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert G. Marshall
Left In Rules on 02/07/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the disposition of embryonic and fetal tissue remains; imposing a civil penalty. [SB-258]
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Relating to the disposition of embryonic and fetal tissue remains; imposing a civil penalty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Hughes
Referred To State Affairs on 05/09/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Hospitals; regulations governing, facilities performing abortions. [HB-1563]
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Regulations governing hospitals; facilities performing abortions. Removes language classifying facilities that perform five or more first trimester abortions per month as hospitals for the purpose of complying with regulations establishing minimum standards for hospitals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charniele L. Herring
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to eliminating the wrongful birth cause of action. [SB-25]
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Relating to eliminating the wrongful birth cause of action.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/09/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to eliminating the wrongful birth cause of action. [HB-434]
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Relating to eliminating the wrongful birth cause of action.
Sponsored by: Sen. Drew Springer
Placed On General State Calendar on 05/11/2017