Abortion; informed written consent required, civil penalty. (HB1762)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas)
Progress
✓ |
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
Abortion; informed written consent; civil penalty. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2017 | Committee |
| 01/09/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103836D |
| 01/09/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/13/2017 | Assigned Courts sub: Constitutional Law |
| 01/13/2017 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1762) |
| 02/07/2017 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia strongly opposes HB1762, which would force physicians to communicate inaccurate and misleading warnings about abortion to their patients for the sole purpose of shaming them and coercing them to change their minds. Even if we disagree about abortion, we can agree that every woman deserves to have medically accurate, unbiased information so that she can make the best choice for her and her family. Women’s health providers already provide this information. By forcing medical professionals to share medically inaccurate information with their patients, this bill would let politicians, not doctors, decide what information a woman receives.
This bill is yet another attempt at limiting women's access to a completely legal medical procedure. All under the guise of "concern for women's safety", which is quite frankly offensive.
The ACLU of Virginia strongly opposes HB1762, which would force physicians to communicate inaccurate and misleading warnings about abortion to their patients for the sole purpose of shaming them and coercing them to change their minds. Even if we disagree about abortion, we can agree that every woman deserves to have medically accurate, unbiased information so that she can make the best choice for her and her family. Women’s health providers already provide this information. By forcing medical professionals to share medically inaccurate information with their patients, this bill would let politicians, not doctors, decide what information a woman receives.
Physicians already have accurate information to give their patients. This is another intrusion between women and their doctors. I do not support this bill.
Women should be allowed to make their own decisions without getting briefed using shaming and alternative facts. I do not support this bill.