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Key Votes
H 214 - Voluntary Death Certificates for Miscarriages - Key Vote
Idaho Key Votes
Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (31-32) - March 20, 2009(Key vote)
Title: Voluntary Death Certificates for Miscarriages
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes women to request a certificate of early fetal death in the event of spontaneous fetal death or induced abortion prior to 20 weeks of gestation.
Highlights:
-Absolves the Bureau of Health of the Department of Health and Welfare of wrongdoing if the information on the application is inaccurate, and does not require the Bureau to investigate any early fetal death (Sec. 2).
-Establishes a fee for the certificate to be determined by the director of the Bureau of Health Policy of the Department of Health and Welfare (Sec. 2).
-Specifies that neither the application for the certificate or the certificate itself shall be a public record (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 5, 2009
Title: Voluntary Death Certificates for Miscarriages
Committee Sponsors
- State Affairs (Sponsor)
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Brent Hill (ID - R)
- Shirley J. McKague (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Moyle (ID - R)
