Joe Palmer voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Expands Abortion Restrictions; Authorizes Lawsuits by Family Members
Signed by Governor Brad Little
Title: Expands Abortion Restrictions; Authorizes Lawsuits by Family Members
Vote to pass a bill that expands abortion restrictions and authorizes lawsuits by family members
Amends definition of “medical emergency” to replace “on the basis of the physician’s good faith clinical [judgment]” with “in reasonable medical judgment” (Page 1)
Establishes that “Nothing in this section recognizes a right to abortion before a fetal heartbeat is detected” (Page 3)
Authorizes penalties to become effective if federal appellate court upholds abortion bans on basis of fetal heartbeat (Page 3)
Authorizes imprisonment of health care professionals who knowingly or recklessly performs abortion violative of Chapter 289, Idaho Code (Page 3)
Authorizes family members of abortion patient to sue providers (Page 3-4)
Title: Expands Abortion Restrictions; Authorizes Lawsuits by Family Members
Vote to pass a bill that expands abortion restrictions and authorizes lawsuits by family members
Amends definition of “medical emergency” to replace “on the basis of the physician’s good faith clinical [judgment]” with “in reasonable medical judgment” (Page 1)
Establishes that “Nothing in this section recognizes a right to abortion before a fetal heartbeat is detected” (Page 3)
Authorizes penalties to become effective if federal appellate court upholds abortion bans on basis of fetal heartbeat (Page 3)
Authorizes imprisonment of health care professionals who knowingly or recklessly performs abortion violative of Chapter 289, Idaho Code (Page 3)
Authorizes family members of abortion patient to sue providers (Page 3-4)
Title: Expands Abortion Restrictions; Authorizes Lawsuits by Family Members