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Title: Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected
Signed by Governor Matt Bevin
Title: Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected
Title: Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Requires any pregnant individual who seeks an abortion to first determine if a fetal heartbeat can be detected (Sec. 5).
Requires a physician who intends to perform an abortion to determine whether there is the presence of a fetal heartbeat (Sec. 4).
Requires the physician to record the presence or absence of the fetal heartbeat and the methods used to determine the findings in the individual's medical file (Sec. 4).
Requires the physician performing the fetal heartbeat examination to offer the individual an opportunity to view or hear the fetal heartbeat (Sec. 4).
Specifies exemptions to this bill include instances where the mother’s life is in danger (Sec. 5).
Specifies that individuals who violate this bill are guilty of a class D felony (Sec. 13).
Specifies that this bill will take effect upon its passage and approval by the governor or upon otherwise becoming law (Sec. 18).
Title: Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected