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Legislation


2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1168

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 581
Sponsored By:
Delegates DeCarlo, Amedori, Bartlett, Conroy, Dewberry, Dypski, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Hubers, Kach, Kelly, Klima, Krysiak, Minnick, Owings, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Vallario
Entitled:
Women's Health Protection Act

Synopsis:

Defining voluntary and informed consent for an abortion; requiring a physician performing an abortion or a referring physician to provide a woman seeking an abortion with information about the availability of materials that contain information about alternatives to abortion within a specified time frame; exempting women pregnant as the result of rape from being told about the availability of materials that contain information about alternatives to abortion; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/27
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ABORTION
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISCIPLINE
DISCLOSURE
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
PUBLIC INFORMATION
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 20-211 , 20-212 , 20-213 )
Health Occupations
( 14-404 , 14-404 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
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