Karilyn Brown voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Requires Abortion Providers to Complete an Ultrasound
Signed by Governor Asa Hutchinson
Title: Requires Abortion Providers to Complete an Ultrasound
Vote to pass a bill that requires abortion providers to complete an ultrasound to show pregnant women the fetus before they can receive an abortion.
Requires abortion providers to do the following before performing an abortion (Sec. 1)
Conduct an ultrasound on the patient looking to get an abortion;
Orally inform and describe to the patient the images being depicted;
Document in the woman’s medical record that the ultrasound images were shown and orally described to the woman; and
Retain the ultrasound images in the woman’s medical file
Establishes the following fines and penalties for abortion facilities and/or physicians if they violate the provisions of the bill (Sec. 1)
$1500 for the first violation in a 36 months;
$3000 for the second violation in 36 months;
$5000 for the third violation in 36 months; and
Suspend the license of an abortion facility, or the physician for 6 months for the 4th violation in 36 months.
Title: Requires Abortion Providers to Complete an Ultrasound
Vote to pass a bill that requires abortion providers to complete an ultrasound to show pregnant women the fetus before they can receive an abortion.
Requires abortion providers to do the following before performing an abortion (Sec. 1)
Conduct an ultrasound on the patient looking to get an abortion;
Orally inform and describe to the patient the images being depicted;
Document in the woman’s medical record that the ultrasound images were shown and orally described to the woman; and
Retain the ultrasound images in the woman’s medical file
Establishes the following fines and penalties for abortion facilities and/or physicians if they violate the provisions of the bill (Sec. 1)
$1500 for the first violation in a 36 months;
$3000 for the second violation in 36 months;
$5000 for the third violation in 36 months; and
Suspend the license of an abortion facility, or the physician for 6 months for the 4th violation in 36 months.
Title: Requires Abortion Providers to Complete an Ultrasound