WV SB271 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-21 - To Health and Human Resources
Pending: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-21 - To Health and Human Resources
Pending: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require medical facilities that provide abortions to administer anesthesia to an unborn fetus when aborted if it is older than seven weeks. It also provides that when, during the course of an abortion procedure, a fetus is aborted alive, all available medical means must be used to preserve its life. The bill provides criminal penalties for violations.
Title
Relating to aborted fetus care
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-21 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources |
| 2015-01-21 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2015-01-21 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary |
| 2015-01-21 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 42 | 10 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 33 | 42 | 9 | New Code | See Bill Text |
