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HB1556: Unborn child pain information; requires doctors to offer to anesthetize fetus prior to abortion.
Chief Patron
Del.
Ben Cline (R-24)
Ben Cline
(R-24)
Amherst, VA
Served: 2002–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
02/04/2008: In Committee
Summary
Unborn child pain information. Requires doctors to offer to anesthetize a fetus prior to abortion and to include in informational materials a statement that a fetus at 20 gestational weeks has the physical structures necessary to feel pain and react to physical stimuli in a manner that, in an infant or adult, would be interpreted as a response to pain.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/24/2008, 01/24/2008, 01/25/2008, 01/30/2008, 01/30/2008, 01/31/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/04/2008 and 02/04/2008.
Poll Results
8 votes
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