Legislation

Title: Abortions - Detection of Fetal Heartbeat (Keep Our Hearts Beating Act)
Sponsored by: Senators Salling, Carozza, Cassilly, Eckardt, Edwards, Gallion, Hershey, Hough, Jennings, Reilly, and Serafini
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Analysis

Synopsis

Prohibiting a physician, except under certain circumstances, from performing or inducing an abortion on a pregnant woman before determining whether the fetus has a detectable heartbeat and if the physician determines that the fetus has a detectable heartbeat; requiring a physician to use a certain method for detecting a fetal heartbeat under certain circumstances; requiring a physician to include certain information in a woman's medical record under certain circumstances; etc.

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Original:: Rules

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0978

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/25/2019 Legislative Date 2/25/2019 Action First Reading Senate Rules Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Abortions - Detection of Fetal Heartbeat (Keep Our Hearts Beating Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/25/2019	2/25/2019	First Reading Senate Rules
			Text - First - Abortions - Detection of Fetal Heartbeat (Keep Our Hearts Beating Act)

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