SB80

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SB 80 (BR 1002) - J. Westwood, D. Roeding, D. Thayer

     AN ACT relating to abortion.
     Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to require that a physician administer anesthetic to a fetus of 20 weeks gestational age or older prior to performing an abortion; amend KRS 311.725 to include fetal pain information within the information provided to a patient prior to an abortion under the informed consent law; amend KRS 311.990 to provide that violation of the newly created section is a Class D felony.

SB 80 - AMENDMENTS


     SCS - Retain original provision to include fetal pain information within the information provided to a patient prior to an abortion under the informed consent law; delete the requirement that a physician administer anesthetic to a fetus of 20 weeks gestational age or older prior to performing an abortion; delete the associated penalty.

     Feb 6-introduced in Senate
     Feb 8-to Judiciary (S)
     Feb 27-taken from committee; 1st reading, to Calendar
     Feb 28-2nd reading; returned to Judiciary (S); reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
     Mar 1-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2007; 3rd reading, passed 31-3 with Committee Substitute ; received in House
     Mar 6-to Health & Welfare (H)

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