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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits abortions after 20 weeks since fertilization.

Highlights:

• Prohibits abortions after a physician has determined that a fetus has reached a “probable post-fertilization age” of 20 weeks, except in the following circumstances (Sec. 3):
• The abortion is necessary to avert the death of the pregnant woman; or
• The pregnancy is the result of rape or incest against a minor and the rape or incest was reported to an appropriate law enforcement agency prior to the abortion.

• Prohibits a physician from using the psychological or emotional condition of the pregnant woman as a basis for determining the necessity of an abortion (Sec. 3).

• Defines “post-fertilization age” as the age of the fetus as calculated from the fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum (Sec. 3).

• Requires a physician to perform an abortion in a manner which will provide the best opportunity for the fetus to survive unless termination of the pregnancy in that manner would pose a greater risk of death or injury to the pregnant woman than another available method (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that a violation of this bill by a physician is subject to a fine, no more than 5 years imprisonment, or both (Sec. 3).

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Full Bill Text