Abortion; no physician shall be subject to civil penalty for failure to perform or supervise. (HB1776)
Introduced By
Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station) with support from 11 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Matthew James (D-Portsmouth), Del. Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
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 |
Description
Ultrasound prior to abortion; physician civil penalty. Provides that no physician shall be subject to a civil penalty for failure to perform or supervise the performance of the ultrasound imaging required prior to an abortion if, in his medical judgment, such ultrasound imaging is not medically necessary. Currently, any physician who violates any provision of the abortion informed consent statute is subject to a $2,500 civil penalty. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2013 | Committee |
| 01/08/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101115D |
| 01/08/2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/15/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1776) |
| 01/16/2013 | Assigned Courts sub: #7 Constitutional Law |
| 01/18/2013 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
| 02/05/2013 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia supports this bill because health care decisions are best made by individuals and their medical providers, not politicians. Patients should not be forced to undergo any procedure against their will or better judgment. Mandatory ultrasound puts
government into the examination room and lets politics come between a woman and her physician; curtails a woman’s constitutional rights to privacy and liberty by subjecting her to possibly unwanted and unnecessary medical procedures; place undue burdens on women seeking legal and safe abortion care; and is simply a delay tactic that imposes additional costs and prolongs a woman’s access to her abortion.