Bill Sponsors: IL SB3746 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Bill Title: Creates the Ultrasound Opportunity Act. Sets forth legislative findings and definitions. Provides that at any facility where abortions are performed, the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician, or another qualified person working in conjunction with either physician shall offer any woman seeking an abortion after 8 weeks of gestation an opportunity to receive and view an active ultrasound of her unborn child by someone qualified to perform ultrasounds at the facility, or at a facility listed in a listing of local ultrasound providers provided by the facility, prior to the woman having any part of an abortion performed or induced and prior to the administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for the abortion. Provides that the requirements of the Act shall not apply when, in the medical judgment of the physician performing or inducing the abortion, there exists a medical emergency. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-25 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner [SB3746 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Terri Bryant [R]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-058FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Doris Turner [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-048FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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