Informed consent; ultrasound required before performing abortion to determine gestation age. (HB2579)
Introduced By
Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg) with support from co-patron Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Informed consent: ultrasound required before performing abortion to determine gestation age. Requires that, as a component of informed consent to an abortion and determination of gestation age, every pregnant female shall be given the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of her fetus prior to the abortion. Read the Bill »
Status
02/19/2009: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
---|---|
01/21/2009 | Committee |
01/21/2009 | Presented and ordered printed 098800448 |
01/21/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/22/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/28/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
02/02/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting |
02/04/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2009 | Read first time |
02/08/2009 | Passed by for the day |
02/09/2009 | Read second time |
02/09/2009 | Amendments by Delegate Byron agreed to |
02/09/2009 | Engrossed by House as amended HB2579E |
02/09/2009 | Printed as engrossed 098800448-E |
02/10/2009 | Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N) |
02/10/2009 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (62-Y 36-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/11/2009 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/19/2009 | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
This is unnecessary because informed consent and an ultrasound are already a part of most, if not all, abortion procedures.
How do we find out who voted for this bill?
This bill grants "An offer to view the ultrasound image at the appointment for the abortion procedure. If the woman chooses to view the ultrasound image, it shall be provided to her in a respectful and understandable manner, without prejudice and intended to give the woman the opportunity to make an informed choice."
Is the pro-abortion crowd really objecting to this? Whatever happened to the embrace of choice ?