Informed consent; includes ultrasound to determine gestation age. (HB1042)
Introduced By
Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Informed consent includes ultrasound to determine gestation age. Requires that, as a component of informed consent to an abortion, to determine gestation age, every pregnant female shall undergo ultrasound imaging and be given an opportunity to view the ultrasound image of her fetus prior to the abortion. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2010 | Committee |
01/13/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103713D |
01/13/2010 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/19/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
01/25/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) |
01/27/2010 | Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2010 | Read first time |
02/01/2010 | Passed by for the day |
02/02/2010 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/03/2010 | Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N) |
02/03/2010 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (65-Y 33-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/04/2010 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
03/08/2010 | Left in Education and Health |