Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to suspend the rules and pass a bill that outlines several protocols that abortion providers must follow before performing an abortion on a fetus/unborn child that is 20 or more weeks into development.

Highlights:

• Requires the physician to provide the woman with the following information or material (Sec. 3):
• The approximate age of the fetus;
• The "Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure";
• The possibility that drugs administered to the mother may not prevent pain for the fetus; and
• Risks and costs associated with the use of pain-reducing drugs.

• Requires the "Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure" to state that (Sec. 3):
• Evidence exists suggesting fetuses 20 weeks or more into development are capable of experiencing pain;
• The woman may request pain-reducing drugs for the fetus; and
• There may be additional risks associated with the use of some pain-reducing drugs.

• Allows the woman to waive receipt of the brochure by signing an "Unborn Child Pain Awareness Decision Form" (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text